The City of Monroe, Georgia City Tree Inventory Summary Report
August 29, 2008
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The City of Monroe, Georgia
City Tree Inventory
Summary Report!!
August 29, 2008
Prepared by Connie Head Consulting Urban Forester Technical Forestry Services Commerce, Georgia 706.202.5279 / [email protected] !
Funds for this project were provided by the Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program administered by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
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All photographs in this report were taken in the City of Monroe by Connie Head, Technical Forestry Services, during the summer of 2008. Table of Contents!
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APPE I !A ! ATA!FIE S!...... ! ! CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! !
PROJECT SUMMARY
A!city!tree!inventory!was!completed!in!the!City!of!Monroe!during!the!summer!of!2 .!! nly! trees!growing!on!city!property!were!inventoried.!!All!trees!and!tree!groups!found!in!the!city! cemeteries,!around!city!offices!and!facilities,!in!the!downtown!business!district,!at!certain! parks,!and!along!street!rights"of"way!in!the!central!city!area!were!inventoried.!!!
A!total!of! , 2 !data!entries!are!included!in!the!inventory,!representing! , !trees,! !tree! groups,!and! !tree!planting!recommendations.!!Most!city!trees!in!the!inventory!area!were! found!growing!on!the!street!rights"of"way! !trees ,!but!substantial!numbers!were!also!found! around!city!offices!and!facilities! !trees !and!in!the!parks! !trees .!!Most!tree!planting! recommendations!were!made!for!vacant!planting!sites!along!city!street!rights"of"way! ! recommendations .!
There!are! !different!species!represented!in!the!inventory!showing!good!diversity.!!Trees!in! the!arboretum!in!Matthews!Park!were!inventoried!and!added!substantially!to!this!diversity.!! There!are!four! !predominate!species!that!make!up!the!city!tree!population water!oak,! crapemyrtle,!flowering!dogwood,!and!willow!oak which!account!for! 2!percent!of!all!city!trees! inventoried.!!!
The!largest!tree!inventoried!is! !inches!in!trunk!diameter!at! . !feet!measured!at! . !feet! above!the!ground.!!The!average!diameter!of!all!trees!is! .2!inches,!and!the!largest!diameter! trees!are!growing!along!street!rights"of"way,!averaging! . !inches.!
The!table!shows!that! 2 !trees! !percent!of!all!trees !are!in!excellent!condition! greater!than! ,!and! !trees! !percent!of!all!trees !are!in!at!least!good!condition! greater!than! .!
There!were! !dead!trees!inventoried,!all!recommended!for!removal,!and! 2 !live!trees! recommended!for!removal!for!various!reasons.!!There!were! !trees!given!a!hazard!rating.!
The!primary!management!needs!identified!in!the!inventory!are !
! Removal!of! !dead!trees!and! 2 !live!trees.! ! Removal,!pruning!or!cabling!and!bracing!of! !trees!in!hazardous!condition.! ! Pruning!of! !trees!for!clearance,!correction,!crown!cleaning,!training,!risk!reduction.! ! Annual!inspections!of! !trees!in!marginal!condition.!
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! CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! ! Soil!aeration!for! !trees.! ! Cabling!and!bracing!for! !trees.! ! Elimination!of!the!practice!of!topping!crapemyrtles!and!corrective!pruning!of!those!that! have!been!topped.! ! Establishment!of!a!routine!tree!planting!program!to!fill! 22!vacant!tree!planting!sites! over!the!next!2 !to! !years.!! ! Increasing!species!diversity!by!choosing!high!quality!native!and!non"native!tree!species! that!are!proven!performers!in!Monroe!and!urban!environments.! ! Mulching! !trees!and!all!trees!where!possible!using!correct!techniques!and!quality! materials.!
A!conservative!estimate!of!the!total!value!of!the!city’s! , !trees!using!a!modified!trunk! formula!method!from!the! th!Edition!of!the!Guide for Plant Appraisal!is! . !MM!dollars,!or!an! average!of! , 2 !per!tree.!
For!more!information!on!the!city’s!tree!inventory,!contact!Mr.!Steve! orley,!Public! orks! irector,!at! 2 " ,!or!sworley monroega.gov.!!
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! CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! !
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
The!City!of!Monroe’s!tree!inventory!was!conducted!from!May!through!August!of!2 .!!This! report!summarizes!the!results!of!this!inventory.!!Inventory!results,!and!other!input!provided!by! pro ect!partners,!have!been!used!to!develop!a!Community!Forest!Management!Plan!for!the!City! of!Monroe,!a!separate!document.!
The!tree!inventory!and!management!plan!pro ect!was!funded!in!part!by!an! rban!and! Community!Forestry!Assistance!Program!grant!to!the! conee!River!Resource!Conservation!and! evelopment!Council! RC C !from!the!Georgia!Forestry!Commission !and!in!part!by!City!of! Monroe!funds!and!in"kind!services!from!the! conee!River!RC C,!the!City!of!Monroe!and!the! city’s!Public! orks! epartment,!Monroe! tilities,!the!Monroe!Tree! oard,!the!Monroe! owntown! evelopment!Authority,!the! alton!County!Soil!and! ater!Conservation! istrict,! the!Georgia!Soil!and! ater!Conservation!Commission,! eep! alton! eautiful,!the! S A! atural! Resource!Conservation!Service! RCS ,!the! istorical!Society!of! alton!County,!and!the! Monroe!and!Evergreen!Garden!Clubs.!!! uther! ones!with!the! conee!River!RC C!and!Crista! Carrell!with!the!Monroe!Tree! oard!were!the!primary!leaders!of!the!pro ect.!!The!tree!inventory! was!conducted!by!Connie! ead,!Consulting! rban!Forester!with!Technical!Forestry!Services!of! Commerce,!Georgia.!! avid! erle,!Associate!Professor!at!the! niversity!of!Georgia,! epartment! of! orticulture,!School!of!Agriculture!and!Environmental!Sciences!provided!software! development,!hardware,!and!data!management!services!for!the!pro ect.!!Monroe!Tree! oard! members!provided!regular!input!at!regular!tree!board!meetings!throughout!the!pro ect.!! Georgia!Tech!student!and! S A! RCS!intern! erry!Caslow!assisted!in!the!identification!and! inventory!of!arboretum!trees!at!Matthews!Park.!
The!tree!inventory!data,!this!report,!a!Community!Forest Management Plan!have!been! submitted!electronically!to!the!City!of!Monroe,!and!are!also!included!on!a!pro ect!C !submitted! to!the!city.!!The!report!was!developed!in!Microsoft! ord,!and!was!converted!to!an!Adobe! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!Georgia!Forestry!Commission!IS!the!statewide!agency!responsible!for! providing!leadership,!service,!and! education!in!the!protection!and!conservation!of!Georgia s!forest!resources ! from!the!Commission’s!website!at! www.gfc.state.ga.us !
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! CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! Acrobat!P F!file.!!There!are!two! 2 !tree!inventory!database!files one!in!an!ESRI!ArcMap! shapefile!and!another!in!an!Excel!spreadsheet!file.!!!!!
hile!much!of!the!tree!inventory!information!has!been!summarized!in!this!report,!there!is! much!more!information!in!the!databases!that!volunteers!and!city!staff!can!access!for! educational!purposes!and!day"to"day!management!and!planning!of!field!operations.!!The! inventory!data!can!be!sorted,!analyzed,!viewed,!printed!out,!and!displayed!graphically.!! Requests!for!maps!and!data!should!be!made!to!the! irector2!of!the!city’s!Public! orks! epartment.!!The!consultant,!Connie! ead,!is!also!available!to!assist!the!city!at!any!time!in! interpreting,!understanding,!and!utilizing!this!data!and!can!be!reached!at! 2 2" 2 ,!or! tfshead aol.com.!
TERMS AND ACRONYMS
Throughout!this!report!certain!terms!and!acronyms!are!used.!!These!are!listed!below!along!with! their!meanings!or!definitions.!
! CR ! !Critical!Root! one !a!portion!of!the!rooting!area!around!the!tree! radiating!out! from!the!trunk !equal!to! .! !feet!for!every! !inch!in!trunk!diameter!where!it!is!critical! that!tree!roots!be!protected!to!preserve!the!tree’s!structural!integrity!and!health!
! ! ! owntown! usiness! istrict!of!the!City!of!Monroe !for!the!purposes!of!this! inventory,!only! road!Street!and!Court!Street!are!included!in!the! !
! ! ! iameter!at! reast! eight !a!standard!measurement!of!tree!trunk!diameter!at! . ! feet!above!the!ground,!or!in!cases!of!tree!trunks!forked!below! . !feet,!the! measurement!is!made!at!the!narrowest!point!below!the!fork!
! GIS! !Geographic!Information!System !software!that!utilizes!geographic!coordinates!to! display!location!information!
! GPS! !Global!Positioning!System !technology!that!utilizes!a!handheld!device!that! communicates!with!satellites!to!determine!a!location!on!the!ground!
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! CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! ! ISA! !International!Society!of!Arboriculture !a!professional!arboricultural!education! organization,!ISA!publishes!standards!for!arboricultural!practices! www.isa"arbor.com !
! R ! !Right"of"way !refers!to!the!city"owned!street!right"of"way,!the!width!of!which! includes!the!street!pavement!and!some!distance!beyond!the!pavement!on!either!side!!
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PROJECT METHODOLOGY
The!tree!inventory!methodology,!including!the!data!collection!procedures!used!during!the! inventory,!is!described!in!this!section.!Trees!were!evaluated!by!the!consultant!from!the!ground! only!and!no!aerial!inspections!or!root!collar!excavations!were!done.!
SITE AND TREE SELECTION
The!inventory!area!encompassed!all!of!the!historic!districts!in!Monroe!and!the!neighborhoods! with!a!significant!number!of!large!trees!growing!along!street!rights"of"way!within!the!central! city!area.!!The!generalized!inventory!area!is!shown!in!Figure! .!
Figure!1. Tree!Inventory!Area!
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August 29, 2008 Page 4 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! Also!included!were!trees!at! ennis!Coker!Park!in!the!south!part!of!the!city!and!arboretum!trees! at!Matthews!Park!in!the!north!part!of!the!city.!!!
nly!city"owned!trees!within!the!inventory!area!were!included,!with!the!exception!of!the! arboretum!trees!in! alton!County’s!Matthews!Park,!which!were!also!included.!! o!trees!on! private!property!were!inventoried,!except!those!considered!to!be!boundary!line!trees.!!
Trees!in!the!inventory!area!growing!around!City!offices!and!facilities,!along!City!street!rights"of" way,!and!in!the!parks!were!inventoried.!!All!individually!growing!trees! not!within!a!group!as! determined!by!the!consultant !2!inches! !and!greater!were!inventoried.!!Fence!rows,! unmanaged!wooded!areas,!wooded!borders,!screen!plantings,!and!other!groups!of!the!similar! trees!were!inventoried!together!with!a!single!data!entry !they!were!given!an!average! !and! condition.!!The!primary!characteristics!and!management!needs!of!the!tree!group!were! recorded.!
Trees!growing!within!fenced!yards!were!not!inventoried!even!if!they!were!growing!on!the!right" of"way.!! oody!plants!commonly!considered!shrubs,!such!as!althea,!privet,!ligustrum,!and! photinia! red"tip ,!were!not!inventoried.!
The!property!types,!sites,!and!tree!selection!criteria!are!listed!in!Table! .!
Table!1. Sites!and!Trees!Inventoried!
SITE!TYPES! FACILITY!NAME! TREE!SELECTION!CRITERIA! City ! Rest! aven!Cemetery! Trees!2!inches! !and! Cemeteries ! estview!Cemetery! greater! Tree!groups! City Offices ! City! all! Trees!2!inches! !and! and Facilities ! Community!Center! greater! ! Fire! epartment! Tree!groups! ! Monroe! tilities!and! ater! orks! Trees!at!risk! ! ld!City! all! ! Public! ibrary! ! Public! orks! epartment! Downtown ! road!Street! orth!and!South! Trees!2!inches! !and! Business ! Court!Street! greater! District Vacant!planting!sites! Parks ! ennis!Coker!Park!on!South!Madison! Trees!2!inches! !and! Street! greater! ! Triangle!Park!at!Alcovy!and!Giles!Streets! Arboretum!trees!
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Table!1. Sites!and!Trees!Inventoried!
SITE!TYPES! FACILITY!NAME! TREE!SELECTION!CRITERIA! ! Matthews!Park!Arboretum! Tree!groups! ! Spring!Street!Park! Planned ! ! ! Street Rights ! Streets!within!the!inventory!area!! Trees!2!inches! !and! of way greater! Tree!groups! Vacant!planting!sites!
Street!trees!growing!in!the! !are!analyzed!separately!and!are!not!included!in!the!Street! Rights"of" ay!site!type.!!!
E UIPMENT
The!data!was!collected!by!the!consultant!using!the! niversity!of!Georgia’s!Trimble!Geo !2 ! Series!Pocket!PC!with!global!positioning!capabilities.!! ith!input!from!the!consultant!on! content,! GA!Associate!Professor!of! orticulture! avid! erle!and!horticulture!student!Patrick! Perry!developed!a!tree!inventory!database!template!using!ArcPad!software.!Periodically! every! week!or!few!days!of!inventorying !the!consultant!sent!the!tree!inventory!shapefiles!to!Professor! erle!for!geographic!correction.!!The!files!were!returned!to!the!consultant!and!the!shapefiles! combined!into!a!single!tree!inventory!database.!!The!final!tree!inventory!database!was!returned! to!the!City!in!an!ArcMap!shapefile!and!a!Microsoft!Excel!spreadsheet.!
DATA COLLECTED
For!a!single!tree!or!a!tree!group!it!was!possible!to!record!information!in!up!to! !data!fields.!! Appendix!A!contains!a!table!of!the!data!fields!and!their!descriptions.!!!
For!all!trees!and!tree!groups!at!least!the!following!information!was!recorded,!except!where! indicated.!
! ocation!in!Georgia!State!Plane!Coordinates! easting,!northing !calculated!and!recorded! by!the!global!positioning!system! GPS !unit! not!listed!in!the!Excel!spreadsheet ! ! Property!type!and!site!name! ! Tree!species! ! Tree!Size!as! ! average!estimated!for!tree!groups !
August 29, 2008 Page 6 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! ! ISA!condition!ratings!for!health!and!structure! average!estimated!for!tree!groups !
And,!where!appropriate,!information!in!the!following!categories!was!also!recorded !
! Additional!location,!site,!and!facility!information! ! Additional!species!information! ! Root!and!soil! rooting!zone !conditions! ! Trunk!conditions! ! Scaffold!limb!conditions! ! Crown!conditions! ! Pest!signs!and!symptoms! ! Abiotic!in uries! ! ardscape!conditions! ! Tree!and!infrastructure!conflicts! ! tilities! ! ISA!hazard!ratings! ! Potential!targets! ! Management!recommendations!and!priorities!
For!vacant!planting!sites!only!the!following!information!was!recorded !
! ocation! coordinates ! ! ther!location!information! address,!street ! ! Recommended!mature!tree!height! small,!medium,!or!large ! ! Rooting!zone!conditions! ! tilities! ! umber!of!trees!recommended!
A!unique!point!I !was!assigned!to!all!data!points! trees,!tree!groups,!tree!planting! recommendations !after!data!correction!in!a!separate!field.!!Several!other!data!fields!were! added,!including!condition!rating!and!hazard!rating!which!were!calculated!and!entered!as! appropriate.!!!!
Some!additional!descriptions!of!data!collection!and!entry!procedures!follow.!
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TREE LOCATIONS
n!many!sites!tree!ownership!was!not!easily!identifiable.!!! here!property!corner!pins!or! stakes!were!found,!the!boundary!between!city!and!private!property!was!definite.!! ut!in!many! cases!water!meters,!utility!poles,!fences,!walls,!or!other!structures!were!used!alone!or!in! combination!to!determine!the!approximate!boundary!between!city!and!private!property.!!The! primary!features!used!by!the!consultant!to!define!the!boundary!between!city!right"of"way!and! private!property!were!water!meters!and!utility!poles.!!!!
n!public!street!rights"of"way!where!sidewalks!were!present,!the!trees!growing!between!the! sidewalk!and!the!curb!were!always!considered!to!be!city!trees.!!In!many!cases,!however,!water! meters!were!found!farther!back!behind!the!sidewalk!and!then!the!trees!between!the!back!of! the!sidewalk!and!the!water!meters!were!also!inventoried!as!city!trees.!!In!some!cases,!trees! appeared!to!be!growing!on!the!boundary!line!and!were!also!inventoried.!!!!!
BOUNDARY!TREES!
hen!street!trees!were!growing!on!or!near!the!boundary!between!city!and!private!property! they!were!inventoried!and!a!notation!made!in!the!entry!that!the!tree!was!a!possible!boundary! line!tree.!!For!some!trees!it!seemed!more!probable!that!the!tree!was!a!private!property!tree,! but!since!ownership!could!not!definitely!be!determined!by!the!consultant,!the!tree!was! included!and!a!notation!made!that!it!was!possibly!a!private!property!tree.!!! efore!any!work!is! done!on!any!tree!listed!in!this!inventory,!ownership!should!be!verified!by!the!city.!!!
ADDRESSES!
Even!though!locations!were!mapped!using!the!GPS!unit,!where!addresses!were!visible!or! available!for!a!site!they!were!entered!into!a!separate!address!field!in!the!database,!either! during!the!inventory!or!during!data!processing.!!In!some!cases!where!an!address!was!not! visible,!an!assumed!address!that!fit!within!the!general!addressing!sequence!on!the!street!was! recorded.!
hen!trees!were!growing!along!the!street!on!the!side!of!a!property,!the!address!for!the!front! of!the!property!was!still!used.!!!In!these!cases!a!notation!of!whether!the!tree!is!growing!on!the! left,!right,!or!back!yard!of!the!property!was!made.!
August 29, 2008 Page 8 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! GEOGRAPHIC!LOCATION!
In!most!cases!adequate!satellite!coverage!was!available!and!a!precise!position!could!be! recorded!using!the!GPS.!!The!consultant!stood!as!close!to!the!tree!as!possible!to!get!the!most! accurate!position!and!in!most!cases!the!recorded!position!is!within! " !feet!of!the!actual!tree! trunk!location.!!In!a!few!cases!where!noted!in!the!database,!a!position!a!number!of!feet!away! from!the!tree!was!recorded!instead!because!the!tree!canopy!was!too!thick!or!the!satellite! configuration!too!poor!to!receive!a!good!signal!under!the!tree !i.e.,!an!opening!was!necessary! to!receive!satellite!signal.!!Tree!positions!can!be!ad usted!in!ArcMap!using!the!offset! information!provided!by!the!consultant!in!the!database!if!so!desired!by!the!city.!
TREE SPECIES
For!every!tree,!a!species!or!tree!variety!was!entered!using!the!common!name,!with!the!genus! listed!first! holly,!maple,!oak,!etc. !!For!example,! olly,!American !would!be!the!common!name! of!that!species!with!holly!being!the!genus!and!American!indicating!the!species.!!In!some!cases! only!the!genus!would!have!been!listed,!for!example,! olly!Variety.!!If!the!cultivar!or!other! additional!information!about!a!tree!species!was!definitely!known,!that!information!was!entered! in!the!database.!!!
Trees!part!of!a!group!of!trees!not!individually!managed,!or!nearly!identical!and!part!of! landscape!group,!and!natural!wooded!areas!were!entered!into!the!inventory!as!a!tree!group either!as!fence!row,!a!mixed!hardwood!stand,!a!mixed!pine!and!hardwood!stand,!or!a!pine! stand.!!In!some!cases!a!row!of!identical!trees,!such!as!a! eyland!cypress!screen!planting,!may!be! entered!as! eyland!cypress!instead!of!as!a!tree!group,!but!still!only!one! !entry!was!made.!!For! tree!groups!and!rows!of!trees!the!average!diameters!and!conditions!of!the!group!were!entered.!! Tree!management!recommendations!for!tree!groups!usually!include!clearance!pruning!or! occasionally!removal!of!a!dead!tree!within!the!group.!!
In!some!cases!an!individual!tree! usually!a!large!tree !within!the!tree!group!was!individually! inventoried!if!it!was!dead!or!at!risk!for!failure,!near!a!recreational!facility!or!other!target!and! recommended!for!immediate!pruning!or!removal.!!In!a!few!cases!a!tree!was!so!dominant!or! outstanding!within!the!group! usually!a!fence!row !that!it!seemed!to!warrant!entry!on!an! individual!basis,!even!though!it!did!not!have!a!need!for!high!priority!pruning!or!removal.!
The!species!entered!for!vacant!planting!sites!was!the!size!of!tree!recommended!for!planting!at! that!location small,!medium,!or!large!maturing.!
August 29, 2008 Page 9 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! !
TREE SI E
Tree!trunk!size was!measured!or!estimated!for!every!tree!in!the!inventory.!! hen!the! tree!was!accessible!and!not!covered!in!vines!or!surrounded!by!brush,!the! !was!measured! using!a! !foot!combination!logger’s!and!diameter!tape!which!measures!distance!on!one!side! and!converts!to!trunk!diameter!on!the!other!side.!! iameters!were!measured!to!the!nearest! inch.!
hen!trees!were!covered!in!vines,!especially!poison!ivy!vines,!or!were!growing!within!thick! brush!or!surrounded!by!volunteer!saplings,!or!were!located!on!a!steep!slope!the! !was! estimated.!
here!trees!are!forked!below! . !feet! the!standard!measurement!point !diameter!was! measured!at!the!smallest!point!below!the!fork.!!A!notation!was!made!in!the!data!if!it!was!forked! below,!or!above,! . !feet.!
nly!trees!2!inches! !and!greater!were!to!be!included!in!the!inventory.!!In!some!cases,! however,!a!tree!with!a! !inch! !was!included!if!it!was!a!well"established!volunteer!that!could! be!pruned!into!a!viable!tree,!or!within!a!row!of!trees!2!inches!and!greater,!or!a!well"established! multi"stemmed!tree!such!as!a!crapemyrtle,!or!a!recently!planted!tree!that!appeared!to!have!a! good!chance!of!survival!at!the!time!of!the!inventory.!!Recently!planted!saplings!less!than! !inch! !were!usually!not!included.!
TREE CONDITION AND RISK RATING
As!mentioned!previously,!condition!ratings!were!assigned!using!methodology!published!by!ISA.!! As!the!list!of!data!fields!in!Table!A!of!Appendix!A!shows,!ratings!of! !to! !are!given!for!eight! ! different!tree!components for!root,!trunk,!and!scaffold!limb!health!and!structure,!and!for! branches!and!leaf!health .!!An!additional!condition!field!was!added condition!percent during! data!processing!that!contains!the!result!of!converting!the!ratings!described!above!to!a!percent! condition.!!
ith!the!ISA!condition!rating!system,!if!one!of!the!condition!components,!such!as!root!or!trunk! structure,!is!rated!very!low!due!to!an!extreme!condition!or!defect,!while!all!other!components! are!rated!very!high,!a!tree!may!still!end!up!with!a!high!condition!percent!or!class.!!Some!trees!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C ITI !RATI GS ! ! !no!apparent!problem,! ! !minor!problem,!2! !ma or!problem,! ! !extreme!problem,! ! ! dead!
August 29, 2008 Page 10 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! with!a!relatively!high!overall!condition!might!have!a!high!hazard!rating!and!have!to!be!removed.!! Some!trees!may!be!in!good,!very!good,!or!excellent!condition!but!have!hazards!that!can!be! eliminated!with!risk!reduction!pruning.!!Some!trees!may!have!a!single!condition,!such!as!trunk! cankers,!that!reduce!its!health!and!longevity,!but!may!still!be!rated!high!as!the!roots,!limbs,! branches,!and!leaves!are!still!in!very!good!condition.!
Trees!were!assessed!for!their!risk!of!whole!or!partial!tree!failure!and!a!hazard!rating!assigned! when!the!risk!was!greater!than!for!the!average!tree.!!The!hazard!rating!results!from!adding!up! the! !to! !point!ratings!for!three! !aspects!of!the!risk size!of!part,!failure!potential,!and! target!frequency. !!An!additional!data!field!added!during!data!processing hazard!rating contains!the!results!of!adding!these!three! !components.!!
An!extensive!list!of!soil,!root,!trunk,!limb,!and!crown!conditions!were!available!in!the!database! to!enter!for!a!single!tree.!!These!conditions!are!listed!in!Table!A!in!Appendix!A.!! nly!the!most! important!conditions!affecting!tree!health!or!those!that!revealed!the!need!for!education!or! changes!in!maintenance!practices!were!recorded.!!
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Management!recommendations!were!made!as!appropriate!for!each!tree.!!Recommendations! might!be!included!for!regular!maintenance!activities!such!as!soil!aeration,!mulching,!cabling!and! bracing,!or!pruning,!as!well!as!more!management!oriented!activities!such!as!planting,! inspecting,!protection,!or!removal.!
AERATE!CRZ!
here!soils!appeared!to!be!severely!compacted,!a!recommendation!of!soil!aeration!was!made.!! Soil!aeration!techniques!include!trenching!between!ma or!roots!using!a!compressed!air!tool!or! ditch"witch!type!equipment!and,!more!commonly,!drilling!holes! 2!inches!deep!on!an! !by! ! inch!grid!within!the!tree’s!CR ,!after!which!holes!are!backfilled!with!pea!gravel,!compost,!sand,! or!other!natural,!well"aerated!material.!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! A AR !RATI GS !Size!of!Part,! ! ! !inches!diameter,!2! ! !to! !inches,! ! ! !to! !inches,! ! ! !inches ! Failure!Potential,! ! !low,!2! !medium,! ! !high,! ! !severe !Target!Rating,! ! !occasional!use,!2! !intermittent!use,! ! !frequent!use,! ! !constant!use!
August 29, 2008 Page 11 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! MULCH!
Mulch!is!beneficial!for!all!trees!and!this!recommendation!could!have!been!included!in!the! database!for!every!tree!that!is!currently!not!mulched,!or!as!a!reminder!to!refresh!the!mulch,!or! to!reconfigure!mulch!to!arboricultural!standards.!! owever,!it!was!only!entered!for!those!cases! where!tree!condition!was!such!that!mulch!is!critical!to!improving!tree!health!and!survival.!!All! mulching!should!be!done!according!to!arboricultural!standards.!!
FERTILIZE!
Recommendations!to!fertilize!trees!were!made!in!only!a!few!cases!where!fertilization!might!be!! critical!to!improving!tree!health!and!condition.!! efore!these!trees!or!any!trees!are!fertilized,! soil!samples!should!be!taken!to!determine!the!amount!of!nutrients! and!organic!matter ! existing!in!the!soil!and!the!soil!p ,!and!a!fertilizer!prescription!developed!to!meet!the!tree’s! needs.!!All!fertilization!should!be!done!according!to!arboricultural!standards.!!
INSPECT!ANNUALLY!
Trees!in!marginal!condition,!especially!large!trees!with!some!signs!of!decline,!are!recommended! for!inspection!on!an!annual!basis.!!The!purpose!of!these!inspections!is!to!monitor!tree!condition! and!take!appropriate!management!action!at!the!right!time!to!insure!public!health!and!safety.!
For!all!trees!recommended!for!removal!and!pruning!for!risk!reduction,!if!action!is!not!taken!in! the!near!term,!the!city!should!include!them!on!the!list!of!trees!to!be!annually!inspected!even! though!this!recommendation!was!not!recorded!in!the!inventory.!!These!and!all!inspections! should!take!place!no!less!than!once!per!year.!
CABLING!AND!BRACING!
Cabling!and!bracing!to!strengthen!tree!structure!when!they!have!co"dominant! forked !stems! and!included!bark,!is!recommended!in!some!instances!where!it!might!be!possible!to!improve! structure!with!tree!support!systems.!!An!ISA!Certified!Arborist!should!perform!an!aerial! inspection!on!these!trees!first!to!determine!if!cabling!and!bracing!is!feasible!and!recommended.!! The!installation!of!all!tree!support!systems!should!be!done!according!to!arboricultural! standards.!
August 29, 2008 Page 12 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! PRUNING!RECOMMENDATIONS!
hen!pruning!is!recommended,!it!is!directed!at!achieving!a!very!specific!goal.!!More!than!one! !type!of!pruning!might!be!recommended!for!a!single!tree.!!Explanations!of!the!various! pruning!goals!follow.!!
! Clearance!pruning!indicates!the!need!for!pruning!around!a!building,!over!a!walkway!or! sidewalk!for!pedestrian!clearance,!or!over!a!roadway!for!vehicle!clearance !it!may!also! indicate!a!need!to!improve!sight!clearance!or!in!some!cases!to!provide!clearance!around! utility!lines! ! Corrective!pruning!is!recommended!to!remove!stub!cuts,!improve!structure!especially!! after!tree!topping,!or!remove!a!co"dominant!leader!from!an!established!tree! ! Crown!cleaning!pruning!is!recommended!to!remove!dead,!diseased,!dying,!crossed,! broken,!rubbing,!or!otherwise!ob ectionable!limbs!greater!than!2!inches!in!diameter !it! is!also!recommended!for!mistletoe!removal! ! Risk!reduction!pruning!is!recommended!to!remove!large!limbs!or!co"dominant!stems! with!an!increased!risk!of!failure!due!to!decay!or!a!structural!defect! ! Training!pruning!is!recommended!for!recently!planted!or!young!trees!to!establish!or! improve!their!trunk!and!limb!structure!and!eliminate!structural!defects!that!could!cause! limb!or!trunk!failure!in!the!future! ! Utility!clearance!pruning!is!recommended!to!provide!minimum!clearance!around! overhead!utility!lines!and!other!utility!infrastructure!
Tree!topping!is!not!an!accepted!pruning!method.!!All!pruning!should!be!done!according!to! arboricultural!standards.!
MANAGEMENT!PRIORITY!
The!consultant!assigned!a!pruning!or!removal!priority!of! high !during!data!collection!to!those! trees!with!a!risk!of!whole!or!partial!tree!failure.!! owever,!the!priority!data!did!not!display! properly!in!the!attribute!table!after!the!files!were!downloaded!and!this!data!was!lost.!!All!trees! with!a!risk!of!whole!or!partial!tree!failure!should!be!considered!high!priorities!for!pruning!or! removal,!and!tree!size,!condition,!and!hazard!rating!considered!in!assigning!pruning!and! removal!priorities.!!
August 29, 2008 Page 13 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! TREE!PLANTING!RECOMMENDATIONS!
Tree!planting!recommendations!were!made!at!locations!where!vacant!planting!sites!exist.!! Recommendations!were!made!by!the!mature!height!of!the!tree.!!A!small!tree!has!a!potential! mature!height!of!2 !feet!or!less,!a!medium!tree!has!a!potential!mature!height!of!2 !to! !feet,! and!a!large!tree!has!a!potential!mature!height!of! !feet!or!greater.!!The!entry!includes!the! number!of!trees!recommended!for!planting!at!that!location!in!the!height!category.!
hile!for!each!data!entry!only!one! !size!was!recommended,!multiple!trees!might!be! recommended!and!therefore!the!total!number!of!trees!recommended!for!planting!is!greater! than!the!number!of!recommendations! data!points .!
REMOVAL!RECOMMENDATIONS!
Tree!removal!was!recommended!for!trees!in!poor!condition,!trees!growing!in!severely! restricted!growing!spaces,!trees!that!were!in!severe!and!irresolvable!conflict!with!infrastructure! or!will!be!in!the!near!future ,!and!trees!at!risk!for!failure!where!no!options!exist!for!reducing! the!risk.!
Trees!in!poor!condition!may!have!visible,!advanced!decay!at!the!trunk!flare!or!root!collar! no! root!collar!excavations!were!done ,!trunk!cavities!and!decay,!or!crown!dieback!greater!than! ! percent.!!If!a!tree!has!a!structural!defect,!such!as!included!bark!or!a!splitting!trunk!or!limb!that! increases!the!tree’s!chance!of!whole!or!partial!tree!failure,!and!no!feasible!maintenance!or! management!action! such!as!removal!of!the!target !exists!that!would!decrease!the!risk,!then! the!tree!was!recommended!for!removal.!
Recommendations!for!the!removal!of!other!things!affecting!the!tree!or!public!health!and!safety,! such!as!stakes!and!guy!wires,!poison!ivy,!other!vines!and!woody!saplings!growing!around!the! tree!were!made!as!appropriate.!
August 29, 2008 Page 14 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! !
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
ithin!the!inventory!area,!the!City!of!Monroe!has!an!extensive,!varied,!and!highly!valuable!tree! resource.!!There!are!many!trees!growing!along!the!street!rights"of"way,!around!city!offices!and! facilities,!in!the! ,!and!in!city!parks.!!Many!recently!planted!trees!were!found!at!City! all,!and! the!trees!growing!in!the! !are!well"established!and!providing!substantial!benefits.!!Vacant! planting!sites!were!found!throughout!the!neighborhoods!along!the!street!rights"of"way.!!The! inventory!data!and!this!overview!provide!detailed!information!about!all!of!these!city"owned! trees!and!tree!planting!opportunities.!
It!should!be!noted!that!city!trees,!while!abundant,!are!only!a!small!portion!of!the!community’s! overall!tree!canopy.!!The!private!property!resource,!also!extensive,!varied,!and!highly!valuable,! accounts!for!at!least! !percent!of!the!total!tree!canopy.!!
General!descriptions!of!each!type!of!site!included!in!the!inventory!follow!and!precede!the! detailed!summaries!of!the!tree!inventory!data.!
CITY CEMETERIES
The!trees!within!Rest! aven! Cemetery! and!Alma! night!Allen! Memorial!Park !on!Madison!Avenue! orth!at!Spring!Street!East,!and! estview!Cemetery!on! owell! ay! were!inventoried.!! either!cemetery! had!a!lot!of!trees,!but!there!were! several!large,!old!oak!trees!located!in! Rest! aven!Cemetery.!!!The!trees!in! estview!Cemetery!are!relatively! small!and!many!are!volunteers.!! These!volunteer!saplings!are! recommended!for!removal!since!most!are!in!conflict!with!headstones!or!gravesite!walls.!!These! conflicts,!and!the!potential!for!damage,!will!only!increase!as!the!trees!get!larger.!
The!primary!management!need!in!Rest! aven!Cemetery!is!crown!cleaning!pruning!of!trees!of!all! sizes,!and!clearance!pruning!of!some!of!the!larger!trees.!
August 29, 2008 Page 15 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! There!are!tree!planting!opportunities!in!both!of!these!cemeteries,!especially!at!the! entranceways!and!along!the!entrance!drives.!!Planting!should!otherwise!be!restricted!around! the!gravesites!to!avoid!future!conflicts.!
CITY OFFICES AND FACILITIES
Trees!growing!around!city!offices!and! facilities!were!inventoried.!!The! offices!and!facilities!included!are!City! all,!the!Community!Center,!the!Fire! epartment,!Monroe! tilities!and! ater! orks,!the!Monroe" alton! Public! ibrary,!and!Public! orks.!
City! all!is!well"landscaped!with! many!recently!planted!trees.!! ne! ! existing!tree,!a!large!willow!oak,!was! retained!along! road!Street! orth! and!partially!shades!the!parking!lot,!but!it!has!trunk! decay!and!crown!dieback,!signs!of!decline!from! construction!damage,!and!should!be!removed!as!soon! as!possible.!
The!remaining!trees!in!the!City! all!landscape!are! healthy!and!are!diverse!in!terms!of!species!composition,! with!Southern!magnolia,!crapemyrtles,!hollies,!and! Chinese!elms!included.!!These!trees!will!require! substantial!pruning!over!the!next!several!years!to! improve!and!train!their!structure.!!They!should!be! properly!mulched!at!least!annually.!!!
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August 29, 2008 Page 16 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! There!is!a!long!row!of!crapemyrtle! trees!located!in!front!of!the!Monroe! tilities!complex.!!These!trees!have! been!repeatedly!topped,!have!sooty! mold,!and!at!the!time!of!the! inventory!were!infested!with! whiteflies.!!Corrective!pruning!is! needed!for!these!trees!as!well!as!the! application!of!an!insecticide!to! control!the!whiteflies.!!The!other! trees!within!the!Monroe! tilities!yard! are!showing!signs!of!decline!as!a! result!of!soil!compaction!and!root! damage!from!parking!on!tree!roots! within!the!trees’!CR s!and!from!the! storage!of!materials!and!equipment.!! If!the!city!desires!to!maintain!these! trees!in!as!good!of!a!condition!as! possible,!then!parking!and!materials! storage!should!be!eliminated!from! beneath!these!trees,!the!soils!aerated,! and!the!trees!mulched.!! ithout!this,! the!trees!will!continue!to!decline!and! their!life!spans!will!be!shortened.!!!
ne! !post!oak!tree!has!had!numerous!large!limb!failures!and!is!recommended!for!removal.!!It! is!the!only!tree!included!in!the!inventory!within!the!utility!yard.!
The!oak,!pine,!and! radford!pear!trees!in!front!and!around!the!Public! orks! epartment!office! are!all!in!good!condition,!although!some!have!mistletoe.!!They!would!all!benefit!from!an! application!of!mulch!within!their!CR s.!!The! radford!pears!all!have!forked!stems!with!included! bark,!and!will!begin!to!lose!large!limbs!due!to!this!defect!over!the!next! !to! !years.!
There!are!very!few!trees!at!the!Community!Center,!and!very!good!opportunities!to!plant!more! trees!on!this!site.!!These!trees!should!be!planted!at!the!same!time!trees!are!planted!along! Church!Street!East.!
August 29, 2008 Page 17 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! There!are!only!a!few!trees!growing! around!the!Fire! epartment!on! Madison!Avenue!South!and!around! the!old!City! all!building!on! road! Street!South.!
There!are!a!number!of!red!maple! trees,!and!a!few!other!trees,!planted! at!the!Public! ibrary.!!These!maple! trees!have!severe!girdling!and! wounded!roots.!!They!are!being! overtaken!by!kudzu.!!The!kudzu! needs!to!be!controlled!and!the!trees!should!be!mulched!and!pruned!to!improve!their!health! and!form.!
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT
The!City!of!Monroe’s!downtown! business!district!is!located!primarily! along! road!Street!north!and!south,! but!extending!on!either!side!of! road! Street!along!Spring,!Court,! ashington,!Church,!and! avis! streets,!and! ackson,! ayne,!and! umpkin!streets!and!Midland,! Madison,!and!Milledge!Avenues.!!For! the!purposes!of!this!inventory,!the! trees!along! road!Street!north!and! south!and!Court!Street!were!analyzed! separately!as!the! owntown! usiness! istrict! !trees,!as!the!ma ority!of!the!tree!canopy!in! this!area!is!located!along!these!streets.!!Trees!growing!on!other!streets!within!the! !were! included!with!the!street!rights"of"way!for!analysis.!!Trees!on!the!historic!Courthouse!Square! were!not!inventoried.!!
The!ma ority!of!trees!in!the! !are!Chinese!elms.!!Trees!in!the! !share!space!with!the! sidewalk!and!street!pavement,!buildings,!awnings,!signs,!benches,!and!the!people!that!frequent! this!area.!!The!trees!are!planted!in!close!proximity!to!the!infrastructure!and!as!a!result!require! frequent!pruning,!which!it!appears!is!being!done!in!a!quality!manner.!
August 29, 2008 Page 18 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! These!Chinese!elm!trees!along! road! Street,!and!the!standard!form! crapemyrtles!on!Court!Street,!are! very!well!suited!to!this!environment.!! These!are!tough!urban!trees!that!are! growing!in!tough!conditions.!!They! can!be!pruned!around!the!hardscape! and!infrastructure.!!They!provide!a! lot!of!shade.!!They!decrease!summer! temperatures.!!They!absorb! particulate!matter.!!They!buffer!the! traffic!noise!as!this!is!a!very!busy! street.!!They!soften!the!view!while!still!allowing!exposure!of!the!historic!architecture.!!And!they! are!now!getting!large!enough!where!signage!can!be!seen!through,!and!below,!them.!!!
These!trees!are!planted!in!tree!wells,!essentially!planting!containers,!and!because!of!this!they! need!supplemental!watering.!!There!are!irrigation!lines!installed!throughout!these!tree!wells,! but!they!are!not!currently!active.!!These!trees!M ST!have!supplemental!water,!especially! during!drought!periods,!and!the!irrigation!system!should!be!renovated!with!drip!instead!of! spray!nozzles,!and!the!irrigation!turned!on!regularly.!!The!mulch!should!also!be!removed!from! the!base!of!the!tree!trunk,!exposing!the!root!flare.!! o!additional!plants!are!recommended!in! the!tree!wells!to!compete!for!water!with!the!trees!already!existing!there.!
The!only!other!needs!of!these!trees!are!regular!pruning!to!maintain!pedestrian,!traffic,!and! building!clearance.!
PARKS
ithin!the!inventory!area!there!are!only!a!few!parks.!!Trees!within! ennis!Coker!Park,! Matthews!Park,!the!planned!Spring!Street!Park! west !and!the!Triangle!Park!at!Alcovy!and!Giles! streets!were!inventoried.!
DENNIS!COKER!PARK!
ennis!Coker!Park!includes!three! !facility!areas a!ballpark,!a!wooded!picnic!and!playscape! area,!and!a!picnic!shelter! in!disrepair !surrounded!by!large!trees.!!The!tree!canopy!is!extensive! here!and!in!good!condition!overall.!!There!are!some!large!oak!trees!located!near!the!service!
August 29, 2008 Page 19 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! entrance!to!the!park!that!need!regular!inspections.!! ne!of!the!trees,!near!the!public!restrooms,!has!some! wounds!on!exposed!roots!with!decay.!
There!are!a!number!of!recently!planted!white!oak!trees! located!toward!the!back!of!the!park,!ad acent!to!the! airport!property.!!Many!of!these!trees!are!in!good! condition!and!only!need!mulching!and!young!tree! training!pruning,!but!some!have!been!run!over!and! severely!wounded!by!heavy!equipment!that!has! obviously!been!working!in!the!area.!!These!trees!are! leaning!and!have!crown!dieback!and!should!be! removed.!!!
MATTHEWS!PARK!
The!only!trees!inventoried!in!Matthews!Park,!a! alton! County!facility,!were!the!trees!planted!over!the!last! ! to!2 !years!within!the!northern!portion!of!the!park!as!an!arboretum.!!This!is!a!very!valuable!and! diverse!collection!of!native!trees!that!needs!considerable!maintenance.!!The!trees!need!training! pruning,!crown!cleaning!pruning,!corrective!pruning,!and!in!some!cases,!mulching.!!Tree! identification!markers!were!present!at!the!base!of!many!of!the!trees,!but!some!markers!need! to!be!replaced.!!The!renovation!of!this!arboretum!is!currently!a!pro ect!of!the! S A! RCS.!
SPRING!STREET!PARK!(PLANNED)!
The!consultant!met!with!Mc ay! ohnson!representing!the!Friends!of! alton!County!Parks!organization!to! discuss!plans!for!the!development!of! the!site!west!of!the!Public! ibrary! where!an!electric!substation!is! located!into!a!city!park.!!The!site!is! currently!mostly!covered!in!kudzu,! but!has!some!natural!wooded!areas! that!could!be!used!for!passive! recreation.!!!
August 29, 2008 Page 20 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! The!trees!in!front!of!the!substation,!along!Spring!Street! est,!were!inventoried.!!The!remainder! of!the!trees!on!the!site!will!be!surveyed!by!volunteers!after!the!kudzu!is!eradicated!in!the!fall! and!winter!of!2 2 .!
TRIANGLE!PARK!
This!is!a!small!park!with!only!three! !trees!located!on!the!site.!!It!is!situated!between!Alcovy,! Giles,!and! road!streets,!and!ad acent!to!the!CVS!Pharmacy.!!There!is!room!here!for!additional! tree!planting!although!no!recommendations!were!included!in!the!inventory.!!The!trees!need! training!and!crown!cleaning!pruning.!
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STREET RIGHTS OF WAY
There!trees!growing!along!city!street! rights"of"way!are!diverse!in!species,! size,!age,!and!condition.!!The! character!of!the!right"of"way!trees! varies!from!neighborhood!to! neighborhood.!!Most!of!these!trees! are!flowering!dogwoods,!water!oaks,! or!willow!oaks,!with!a!variety!of!other! species!found.!
Many!of!these!trees!are!in!decline!due! to!the!fact!that!infrastructure streets,!overhead!and!underground!utility!lines,!sidewalks,!and!buildings have!been! encroached!into!the!growing!space!of!these!trees,!both!for!roots!and!the!crowns.!!The!loss!of!a! healthy!rooting!zone!due!to!pavement!and!compaction!by!vehicles!and!pedestrian!traffic!over! many!years!is!the!primary!cause!of!decline.!
As!a!result!of!the!decline,!many!of!these!trees!have!crown!dieback.!!Some!have!large!dead!limbs! that!need!pruning,!while!others!are!simply!showing!dieback!of!the!small!branches!at!the!outer! edges!of!the!crown.!!In!addition,!many!of!these!trees!are!forked!either!low,!or!more!commonly,! high!in!the!trunk,!and!have!included!bark.!!This!defect!may!cause!an!otherwise!healthy!tree!to! fail.!! hile!this!problem!cannot!be!corrected!late!in!a!tree’s!life,!cabling!and!bracing!which!was! recommended!for!some!of!these!trees,!can!strengthen!tree!structure.!
Many!of!the!large!oak!and!other!large! trees!are!growing!on!property! boundaries.!!These!trees!were!still! included!in!the!inventory!but!a! notation!was!made!that!questions!the! property!ownership.!
The!Mill!Village!area!in!southwest! Monroe!is!unique!in!that!it!has!small! lots!with!small!houses,!but!many!very! large!trees.!!Most!of!these!trees!are! located!within!private!property,!but!a!
August 29, 2008 Page 22 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! significant!number!are!located!on! city!property.!!There!are!also!a!lot!of! vacant!tree!planting!sites!here,!but! the!soils!are!very!compacted!and! would!need!preparation! aeration ! before!planting.!
Private!property!trees!throughout! the!neighborhoods!inventoried!are! in!general!very!large!and!contribute! greatly!to!the!community!tree! canopy!cover.!!As!a!result,!education! of!residents!in!how!to!properly!care!for!and!protect!these!large,!old,!and!in!many!cases,!historic! trees!is!very!important.!!
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DATA SUMMARIES
The!tree!inventory!data!is!summarized!and!discussed!for!the!entire!inventory!area!and!in!some! cases!by!site!type.!! hile!not!all!of!the!data!collected!have!been!summarized!in!this!report,!the! most!important!and!revealing!data!are!presented!and!discussed.!!As!the!need!arises,!any!and!all! fields!can!be!summarized!by!staff!using!the!tree!inventory!databases!that!accompany!this! report!on!the!pro ect!C .!!
!A!total!of! , 2 !data!points!are!included!in!the!inventory.!!This!includes! , !individual!trees,! !groups!of!trees!and!fence!rows,!and! !tree!planting!recommendations.!!!
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
The!distribution!of!points!by!site!type!is!shown!in!Figure!2!and!further!details!of!the!various! categories!of!data!points!by!site!type!are!located!in!Table!2.!
Figure!2. Distribution!of!Data!Points!by!Site!Type!
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Table!2. Distribution!of!Data!Points!by!Site!Type!and!Data!Category!!
Total Data Individual Vacant Planting Site Type Points Trees Tree Groups Sites City Cemeteries 38 35 2 1 City Offices and Facilities 190 179 1 10 Downtown Business District 72 66 0 6 Parks 165 161 4 0 Street Rights-of-Way 1064 647 37 380 TOTAL 1,529 1,088 44 397
The!trees!and!planting!sites!are!well!distributed!throughout!the!inventory!area,!as!shown!in! Figure! .!!Trees!are!shown!in!green!and!tree!planting!locations!in!yellow.!!!
Figure!3. Distribution!of!Trees!(green)!and!Planting!Sites!(yellow)!in!the!Inventory!Area!
August 29, 2008 Page 25 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! o!tree!planting!recommendations!were!made!for!city!parks!since!they!have!abundant!trees.!! ut,!as!Table! !shows,!there!were! !tree!planting!recommendations!made!for!city!streets.!! Greater!detail!will!be!provided!later!in!this!overview!on!the!size!and!total!number!of!trees! recommended.!
Table!3. Distribution!of!Tree!Planting!Recommendations!by!Site!Type!
SITE TYPE NUMBER OF TREES City Cemeteries 1 City Offices and Facilities 10 Downtown Business District 6 Street Rights-of-way 380 ALL SITES 397
The!distribution!of!trees!among!the!site!types!is!shown!in!Figure! .!!Further!details!on!the! geographic!distribution!of!the!data!points!within!the! !and!the!parks!are!located!in!Table! .!!
Figure!4. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Site!Type!
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Table!4. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Site!Type!and!Facility!
SITE!TYPE!AND!FACILITY! NUMBER!OF!TREES! City!Cemeteries! 35! Rest! aven!Cemetery!! 2 ! estview!Cemetery! ! City!Offices!and!Facilities! 179! City! all! ! Community!Center! ! Fire! epartment! ! Monroe! tilities!and! ater! orks! ! ld!City! all! ! Public! ibrary! ! Public! orks! ! Downtown!Business!District! 66! City!Parks! 161! ennis!Coker!Park! ! Matthews!Park!Arboretum! ! Spring!Street!Park! Planned ! ! Triangle!Park! ! Street!Rights"of"way! 647! ALL!TREES! 1,088!
The!distribution!of!the! !trees!growing!along!streets! !on!street!rights"of"way!and! !in! the! !is!summarized!in!Table! ,!arranged!by!street!in!descending!number!of!trees.!!!
Table!5. Number!of!Trees!Inventoried!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! Broad Street South 86 Church Street East 68 Broad Street North 43 3rd Street 26 Madison Avenue South 26 5th Street 25 6th Street 22 Woodland Road 21 Cherokee Avenue 16 Walton Circle 15
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Table!5. Number!of!Trees!Inventoried!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! Davis Street East 13 Indian Creek Drive 11 4th Street 10 Bold Springs Avenue 10 Magnolia Street 10 Pine Park Street 10 Atha Road 9 Glen Iris Drive 9 Jackson Street South 9 Walton Street 9 Boulevard 8 Davis Street 8 Hillside Drive 8 Marable Street West 8 Springdale Road 8 Court Street 7 Lacy Street 7 Lawrence Street 7 Marable Street East 7 McDaniel Street 7 Selman Drive 7 Walker Street 7 Wall Street 7 Ash Street 6 Bryant Street 6 Colquitt Street 6 Felker Street 6 Midland Avenue 6 Plantation Drive 6 Victory Drive 6 Colley Street 5 Ford Street 5 Mobley Circle 5 Sherwood Drive 5 Spring Street East 5 Turner Street 5
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Table!5. Number!of!Trees!Inventoried!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! Unnamed 5 Wilkins Drive 5 3rd Avenue 4 Bell Street 4 Edwards Street 4 New Lacy Street 4 Norris Street 4 Washington Street 4 Washington Street East 4 2nd Street 3 Baker Street 3 Fambrough Street East 3 Greenwood Road 3 Harris Street 3 Highland Avenue 3 Lumpkin Street South 3 Mill Street 3 Nowell Street 3 Radford Street 3 Stokes Street 3 Westridge Avenue 3 Alcovy Street 2 Barrett Street 2 High School Street 2 Hubbard Street South 2 Knight Street 2 Mears Street 2 Spring Street West 2 Church Street East 1 Duke Street 1 Hammond Drive South 1 Jackson Street North 1 Madison Avenue North 1 Nowell Way 1 Page Street 1 Union Street 1
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Table!5. Number!of!Trees!Inventoried!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! Washington Street West 1 TOTAL ALL STREETS 713
The!greatest!number!of!street!trees!is!located!along! road!Street!South,!but!Church!Street!East! and! road!Street! orth!also!have!considerable!numbers!of!trees.!!There!were!also!a!lot!of!trees! found!growing!in!the!Avondale!Mills!village!area,!along!Madison!Avenue!South,!and!along! oodland!Road!south!of!Mc aniel!Street.!!!
Most!of!the!trees!growing!along! road!Street!north!and!south!were!planted!by!the!city!in!years! past,!with!the!youngest!trees!found!in!the! .!!Along!most!other!streets!in!the!inventory!area! no!evidence!of!recent!tree!planting!by!the!city!was!seen !however,!a!lot!of!tree!planting! opportunities!exist.!
In!the!following!analyses,!trees!groups!and!tree!planting!recommendations!are!not!included!in! the!summaries.!!Tree!planting!recommendations!are!summarized!in!the!discussion!of! management!recommendations.!
TREE SPECIES
Table! !shows!that!there!were! !different!species,!varieties,!and!cultivars!inventoried.!!Much! of!this!diversity!results!from!the!extensive!variety!of!native!trees!planted!in!the!arboretum!at! Matthews!Park.!!The!table!also!shows!that!there!are!four! !predominate!species water!oak,! crapemyrtle,!flowering!dogwood,!and!willow!oak that!account!for! 2!percent!of!all!city!trees! inventoried.!
Table!6. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Species!
NUMBER OF PERCENT OF ALL SPECIES COMMON NAME TREES TREES Oak, Water 203 18.7% Crapemyrtle 201 18.5% Dogwood, Flowering 127 11.7% Oak, Willow 106 9.7% Hickory, Pecan 48 4.4% Elm, Chinese 45 4.1% Oak, White 32 2.9%
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Table!6. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Species!
NUMBER OF PERCENT OF ALL SPECIES COMMON NAME TREES TREES Holly Variety 25 2.3% Maple, Red 23 2.1% Cherry, Black 18 1.7% Magnolia, Southern 17 1.6% Pine, Loblolly 17 1.6% Sweetgum 15 1.4% Oak, Post 13 1.2% Redcedar, Eastern 13 1.2% Pear, Bradford 11 1.0% Redbud, Eastern 9 0.8% Yellowpoplar 8 0.7% Cypress, Leyland 7 0.6% Chamaecyparis Variety 6 0.6% Pine, Shortleaf 6 0.6% Cherry, Flowering 5 0.5% Oak, Southern Red 5 0.5% Persimmon 5 0.5% Crabapple, Flowering 4 0.4% Crabapple, Southern 4 0.4% Elm, Winged 4 0.4% Golden Raintree 4 0.4% Magnolia, Southern Little Gem 4 0.4% Blackgum 3 0.3% Catalpa 3 0.3% Cherry, Carolina Laurel 3 0.3% Chinaberry 3 0.3% Holly, American 3 0.3% Juniper Variety 3 0.3% Oak, Chestnut 3 0.3% Oak, Pin 3 0.3% Oak, Sawtooth 3 0.3% Peach, Flowering 3 0.3% Pine, White 3 0.3% Ash, Green 2 0.2% Baldcypress 2 0.2% Hawthorne Variety 2 0.2%
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Table!6. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Species!
NUMBER OF PERCENT OF ALL SPECIES COMMON NAME TREES TREES Hickory, Pignut 2 0.2% Juniper, Common 2 0.2% Maple, Japanese 2 0.2% Maple, Silver 2 0.2% Maple, Sugar 2 0.2% Mimosa 2 0.2% Oak, Black 2 0.2% Oak, Live 2 0.2% Pine, Slash 2 0.2% Pine, Virginia 2 0.2% Sourwood 2 0.2% Whitecedar 2 0.2% Zelkova, Japanese 2 0.2% Basswood, American 1 0.1% Beech, American 1 0.1% Birch, River 1 0.1% Chaste Tree 1 0.1% Cherry, Yoshino 1 0.1% Chinafir 1 0.1% Cryptomeria, Japanese 1 0.1% Devil's Walking Stick 1 0.1% Elm, American 1 0.1% Farkleberry 1 0.1% Fringe Tree 1 0.1% Ginkgo 1 0.1% Hemlock, Eastern 1 0.1% Hickory, Mockernut 1 0.1% Honeylocust, Thornless 1 0.1% Locust, Black 1 0.1% Maple, Mountain Sugar 1 0.1% Maple, Southern Sugar 1 0.1% Maple, Trident 1 0.1% Mulberry Variety 1 0.1% Mulberry, Red 1 0.1% Oak, Blackjack 1 0.1% Oak, Cherrybark 1 0.1%
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Table!6. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Species!
NUMBER OF PERCENT OF ALL SPECIES COMMON NAME TREES TREES Oak, Georgia 1 0.1% Oak, Northern Red 1 0.1% Oak, Overcup 1 0.1% Oak, Scarlet 1 0.1% Oak, Shumard 1 0.1% Plum, Chickasaw 1 0.1% Plum, Flowering 1 0.1% Sassafras 1 0.1% Sumac, Smooth 1 0.1% Sycamore 1 0.1% Viburnum Variety 1 0.1% Viburnum, Possumhaw 1 0.1% Walnut, Black 1 0.1% Whitebud, Eastern 1 0.1% Witchhazel 1 0.1% TOTAL ALL SPECIES 1,088 100.0%
Table! !shows!the!number!of!and!percent!of!trees!by!species!and!site!type!for!the!four! !most! common!species.!!The!table!shows!that!most!of!the!crapemyrtles!are!located!at!city!offices!and! facilities! City! all,!Monroe! tilities ,!and!that!most!of!the!flowering!dogwoods,!water!oaks,!and! willow!oaks!are!located!along!street!rights"of"way.!!
Table!7. Number!of!Trees!of!Common!Species!by!Site!Type!
STREET DOWNTOWN RIGHTS- SPECIES COMMON CITY CITY OFFICES BUSINESS OF-WAY NAME CEMETERIES AND FACILITIES DISTRICT PARKS Crapemyrtle 2 90 28 15 66 Dogwood, Flowering 7 2 2 2 114 Oak, Water 5 14 6 3 175 Oak, Willow 1 3 4 3 95
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DBH
Figure! !shows!that!many!trees!are!small!in!trunk!diameter,!there!are!a!considerable!number!of! large"sized!trees.!!In!fact,!nearly!half! !percent !of!all!trees!are!larger!than! !inches! .!! Most!of!these!are!located!along!street!rights"of"way.!!!!
Figure!5. Distribution!of!All!Trees!by!DBH!
! ust!over!one"half! !percent !of!the! , !trees!inventoried!are! !inches! !or!less.!!This!is!a! result!of!the!many!flowering!dogwood!and!crapemyrtle!trees!growing!throughout!town,!and! the!many!recently!planted!trees!at!City! all.!
The!largest!tree!inventoried!is!a! !inch! !cherrybark!oak!inventoried!on!Colquitt!Street.!!It!is! actually!two! 2 !separate!trees!that!fused!together!over!time.!!The!tree!is!in!good!condition!and! is!very!likely!a!boundary!line!tree.!!Crown!cleaning!pruning!and!annual!inspections!are! recommended!for!the!tree.!!There!is!a! !inch!willow!oak!located!at! ! road!Street! orth!in! poor!condition!that!should!be!inspected!annually.!!There!is!a! !inch!water!oak!located!at! ! Church!Street!East !clearance!pruning!and!annual!inspections!are!recommended!for!this!tree.!
The!average! s!of!the!trees!by!site!type!and!facility!are!shown!in!Table! .!!The!average! ! of!all!trees!is! .2!inches.!!The!average! !of!the!trees!in!the! !is! . !inches,!the!average!
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Table!8. Average!DBH!by!Site!Type!and!Facility!
SITE!TYPE!AND!FACILITY! NUMBER!OF!TREES! City!Cemeteries! 11.4! Rest! aven!Cemetery!! . ! estview!Cemetery! . ! City!Offices!and!Facilities! 7.4! City! all! . ! Community!Center! . ! Fire! epartment! . ! Monroe! tilities!and! ater! orks! . ! ld!City! all! . ! Public! ibrary! . ! Public! orks! .2! Downtown!Business!District! 9.5! City!Parks! 9.2! ennis!Coker!Park! . ! Matthews!Park!Arboretum! . ! Spring!Street!Park! Planned ! . ! Triangle!Park!at!Giles Alcovy! 2 . ! Street!Rights"of"way! 16.3! ALL!TREES! 13.2!
The!average!diameter!of!all!flowering!dogwoods!across!all!sites!is! .2!inches.!!The!average! diameter!of!the!crapemyrtles!is! . !inches.!!The!average!diameter!of!the!water!oaks!in!the! inventory!is!2 . !and!the!average!diameter!of!the!willow!oaks!is! . !inches.!!The!reason!for!the! lower!average!diameter!of!the!willow!oaks!is!that!many!willow!oaks!have!been!planted! throughout!the! !over!the!last! !to! !years.!!The!only!place!where!the!consultant!found! water!oaks!planted!in!recent!years!was!along!Ivy!Springs! rive!SE!where!they!were!planted! alongside!willow!oaks.!
The!tree!species!with!the!largest!average!diameters!are!the!oaks orthern!red!oak,!post!oak,! Southern!red!oak,!and!white!oak,!tuliptrees! yellowpoplar!or!tulip!poplar ,!and!loblolly!pines.!!
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CONDITION
Tree!condition!was!calculated!using!the!ISA!condition!values!assigned!during!the!inventory,! using!methodology!described!in!the!data!field!table!in!Appendix!A.!!The!sum!of!the!values!given! each!of!the!eight! !condition!components! !to! !was!divided!by!the!highest!possible!sum,! 2,! to!obtain!a!condition!percent.!!The!distribution!of!trees!by!condition!percent!is!shown! graphically!in!Figure! .!
Figure!6. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Condition!Percent!
! The!table!shows!that! 2 !trees! !percent!of!all!trees !are!in!excellent!condition! greater!than! ,!and! !trees! !percent!of!all!trees !are!in!at!least!good!condition! greater!than! .!! It!must!be!noted,!though,!that!because!of!the!nature!of!the!rating!system!a!tree!might!have!a! ma or!or!extreme!defect!or!health!problem!affecting!one!of!its!components!and!still!have!a!high! condition!rating!overall.!!The!occurrence!of!some!of!these!defects!and!problems!will!be! discussed!later!in!this!overview.!
There!are! !dead!trees,!all!of!which!are!recommended!for!removal.!!
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Table!9. !Number!of!Dead!Tree!Removals!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! 3rd Street 1 5th Street 1 Broad Street South 5 Church Street East 3 Glen Iris Drive 1 Magnolia Street 1 Marable Street East 1 Midland Avenue 1 Spring Street West 1 Walker Street 2 Walton Circle 1 ALL!STREETS! 18
A!total!of! 2 !live!trees!are!recommended!for!removal.!!The!numbers!of!live!tree!removals!by! street!are!listed!in!Table! .!
Table!10. Number!of!Live!Tree!Removals!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! 2nd Street 1 3rd Street 5 4th Street 2 5th Street 2 6th Street 7 Alcovy Street 1 Ash Street 1 Atha Road 2 Barrett Street 1 Bold Springs Avenue 1 Boulevard 3 Broad Street North 6 Broad Street South 5 Church Street East 15 Colquitt Street 1 Davis Street 3 Davis Street East 5
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Table!10. Number!of!Live!Tree!Removals!by!Street!
STREET!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! Duke Street 1 Fambrough Street East 1 Felker Street 2 Greenwood Road 3 Lawrence Street 2 Lumpkin Street South 1 Madison Avenue North 2 Madison Avenue South 11 Magnolia Street 2 Marable Street East 1 McDaniel Street 3 Midland Avenue 1 Mill Street 1 Mobley Circle 1 New Lacy Street 1 Nowell Street 1 Nowell Way 5 Pine Park Street 3 Radford Street 1 Spring Street West 1 Springdale Road 1 Turner Street 2 Union Street 1 Unnamed 1 Victory Drive 2 Walker Street 1 Wall Street 2 Walton Circle 1 Washington Street East 2 Woodland Road 2 TOTAL ALL STREETS 120
Figure! !shows!live!tree!removals!by! .!!The!largest!tree!recommended!for!removal!is! ! inches.!!There!is!one! !tree! !inches! !and!one! !tree! !inches! !recommended!for! removal!also.!!The!ma ority!of!the!trees!recommended!for!removal!are!less!than! !inches! .!
August 29, 2008 Page 38 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! Figure!7. Number!of!Live!Tree!Removals!by!DBH!
! The!average!condition!of!the!most!common!species!with!at!least! !trees!found!in!the!city!tree! population!is!shown!in!Table! .!!The!table!shows!that!willow!and! uttall!oaks!have!the!highest! average!condition!values! !or!greater ,!along!with!the!Chinese!elms,!and!some!varieties!of! holly.!!The!species!with!the!lowest!average!conditions! less!than! !are! eyland!cypress,!the! Callery!pears! growing!around!the!library ,!silver!maple,!Southern!red!oak,!flowering!dogwood,! black!cherry,!and!crapemyrtle.!!!
Table!11. Average!Condition!of!Most!Common!Species!
SPECIES!COMMON!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! AVERAGE!CONDITION! Elm, Chinese 45 93% Holly Variety 25 93% Magnolia, Southern 17 89% Redcedar, Eastern 13 88% Sweetgum 15 86% Hickory, Pecan 48 84%
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Table!11. Average!Condition!of!Most!Common!Species!
SPECIES!COMMON!NAME! NUMBER!OF!TREES! AVERAGE!CONDITION! Crapemyrtle 201 82% Oak, White 32 82% Pine, Loblolly 17 82% Oak, Willow 106 81% Pear, Bradford 11 78% Cherry, Black 18 78% Oak, Post 13 75% Maple, Red 23 73% Oak, Water 203 73% Dogwood, Flowering 127 68%
Many!of!the!flowering!dogwood!trees!have!been!affected!by!the!persistent!drought!conditions! in!Monroe.!!Many!have!been!repeatedly!attacked!by!borers.!!Many!have!crown!dieback!and!are! in!advanced!decline.!!Many!of!the!water!oak!trees!are!reaching!the!end!of!their!life!span,! generally! !to! !years!under!urban!conditions.!!The!red!maples!have!thin!bark!and!several! have!significant!cankers!and!wounds!along!their!trunks.!!The!average!condition!of!willow!oaks!is! higher!than!for!water!oaks!and!these!trees!are!hardier!and!more!tolerant!of!urban!conditions.!! Chinese!elms!and!the!holly!varieties!have!the!highest!average!conditions.!!!
There!are!many!crapemyrtles!in!poor!condition!due!to!topping,!but!some!are!in!very!good! condition.!!Most!of!the!crapemyrtles!planted!along! road!Street!South!and!those!at!Monroe! tilities!have!been!topped an!incorrect!practice!that!causes!trunk!decay,!weak!branch! attachments,!and!a!decrease!in!the!life!span!of!these!trees.!!Condition!ratings!for!the!trunk,! scaffold!limbs,!and!branches!of!these!trees!were!lower!as!a!result.!!The!crapemyrtles!at!Monroe! tilities!not!only!had!sooty!mold,!but!were!infested!with!whiteflies.!
Tree!condition!was!affected!in!some!cases!by!another!pest mistletoe,!a!common!parasite.!!It! was!noted!on! !trees.!
o!other!ma or!or!any!catastrophic!insect!or!disease!problems!were!found.!!The!occurrences!of! other!site!and!tree!conditions!harmful!to!trees!are!listed!in!Table! 2.!!Those!that!are!causing! widespread!damage!to!city!trees!are!highlighted!in!bold!type.!
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Table!12. !Occurrences!of!Harmful!Site!and!Tree!Conditions!
SITE!OR!TREE!CONDITION! NUMBER!OF!TREES! PERCENT!OF!ALL!TREES! ecay!at!the!root trunk!flare! ! 4% Girdling!roots! ! 8% ounds!on!exposed!surface!roots! ! 13% Soil!backfill,!planting!too!deep,!or!over!mulching! around!trunk! ! 6% Soil!compaction! ! 54% Soil!excavation! ! 1% Trunk!decay! ! 15% Trunk!failure!risk! ! 4% Trees!with!forked! co"dominant !stems! ! 60% Trees!with!included!bark! 2 2! 23% Splitting!trunk! ! 0% Trunk!wounds! ! 8% Scaffold!limb!decay! ! 9% imb!failure!risk! ! 3% Asymmetrical!crown! ! 6% Crown!dieback! ! 16% Topped!trees! ! 15% tility!side!pruning! ! 3% Trunk!diseases! ! 4%
The!table!shows!that!the!soil!was!compacted!around!over!half!of!the!trees!inventoried.!!There! were! !percent!of!the!trees!that!had!a!forked!stem.!!And,!2 !percent!of!trees!have!included! bark.!!The!presence!of!included!bark!within!a!forked!stem!can!be!a!serious!defect!and!often! results!in!co"dominant!stem!failure,!especially!on!larger!trees.!! arge!trees!with!this!condition! should!be!considered!for!cabling!and!bracing!to!strengthen!the!fork,!or!removed!if!the! condition!is!severe!and!cabling!and!bracing!is!not!feasible.!
A!lot!of!additional!information!on!tree!condition!was!collected!and!should!be!referenced!in!the! tree!inventory!database!provided!on!the!C !to!further!understand!the!condition!of!the!trees! and!management!recommendations,!and!to!plan!for!field!operations.!
HARDSCAPE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The!presence!of!certain!hardscape!and!infrastructure!components!found!around!trees!was! recorded,!including!the!presence!or!close!proximity!of!electric!power!and!other!utility!lines,! overhead!or!underground,!and!the!presence!of!pavement!within!a!tree’s!critical!root!zone.!!!
August 29, 2008 Page 41 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! Electric!power!service!or!distribution!lines!were!located!above!or!within! !lateral!feet!of! ! trees! !percent ,!nearly!all!of!them!street!trees.!
If!pavement!or!other!impervious!surfaces! such!as!buildings !existed!within!the!critical!root! zone!of!a!tree!the!amount!was!recorded!in!one!of!four! !classes !less!than!2 !percent,!2 !to! ! percent,! !to! !percent,!and!greater!than! !percent.!!The!distribution!of!trees!with! pavement!in!the!CR !within!these!classes!is!shown!in!Table! !and!in!Figure! .!
Table!13. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Amount!of!Pavement!in!the!CRZ!
AMOUNT OF PAVEMENT IN CRZ NUMBER OF TREES PERCENT OF ALL TREES None 316 29% <25% 256 24% 26-50% 312 29% 51-75% 148 14% >75% 56 5% TOTAL ANY PAVEMENT 772 71%
Figure!8. Distribution!of!Trees!by!Amount!of!Pavement!in!CRZ!
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August 29, 2008 Page 42 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! Street!trees!and!trees!in!the! !have!the!greatest!amount!of!pavement!in!the!CR .!!There!are! !trees!that!are!growing!within!tree!wells!of!various!sizes,!most!of!these!along! road!Street! north!and!south.!
In!some!cases,!especially!for!recently!planted!trees!and!the!trees!in!the!tree!wells,!the!trees! were!installed!in!existing!pavement!or!concurrent!with!the!installation!of!the!pavement.!!In! these!situations!tree!roots!will!develop!around!the!hard!surfaces!and!in!the!interfaces!between! pavement!and!soil.!! hile!the!root!systems!of!these!trees!are!still!restricted,!if!the!soil!in!which! the!tree!is!growing!is!well!aerated!and!sufficient!oxygen!and!water!exist,!the!trees!should!be! able!to!grow!reasonably!well.!!The!application!of!new!pavement!within!an!existing!tree’s!CR ,! and!the!resulting!root!damage!and!loss!of!amount!of!oxygen!and!water!available!to!the!tree! usually!lead!to!tree!decline.!
The!inventory!data!also!show!that!trees!are!in!conflict!with!buildings!in! !cases,!with!fences!in! !cases,!with!mailboxes!in!2!cases,!with!utility!poles!in!2 !cases,!and!with!overhead!utility!lines! in! !cases.!!In!most!of!these!cases,!clearance!pruning!to!reduce!or!eliminate!the!conflict!was! recommended.!!There!are! !trees!growing!within! !feet!of!a!water!meter.!
ne!memorial!tree!was!found,!but!it!is!unfortunately!dead.!!It!is!a! apanese!maple!planted!at! the!library!in!honor!of!C.! ayne!Shields.!
RISK RATING
Trees!with!a!risk!of!partial! limb!or!co"dominant!stem !or!whole!tree!failure!were!given!a!hazard! rating!as!described!earlier!using!ISA!methodology!and!as!outlined!in!the!field!descriptions!in! Table!A!of!Appendix!A.!! riefly,!ratings!are!given!for!three! !risk!components size!of!part,! failure!potential,!and!target with!a!possible!rating!of! !to! !for!each!component.!!The!result!is! a!sum!that!can!range!from! !to! 2,!representing!a!low!to!high!risk.!
Table! !shows!that!a!total!of! !trees!ranging!in!diameter!from!2 !to! !inches! !were! given!a!risk!rating.!! nly!one! !of!these!trees!is!dead.!! f!the! !live!trees!with!hazard!ratings,! !are!recommended!for!removal.!!The!remaining! !trees!are!either!recommended!for!cabling! and!bracing!or!risk!reduction!pruning,!or!are!on!the!annual!inspection!list!and!should!be! considered!for!removal!after!the!highest!hazard!trees!are!removed.!
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Table!14. Number!of!Hazard!Trees!by!DBH!and!Hazard!Rating!
HAZARD! HAZARD! HAZARD! HAZARD! HAZARD! HAZARD! ALL! DBH! RATING!6! RATING!7! RATING!8! RATING!9! RATING!10! RATING!12! RATINGS! 2 ! ! ! 22! ! ! 2 ! ! ! 2 ! ! 2! ! 2 ! ! ! 2! 2 ! ! ! 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! 2 ! ! 2! ! ! ! 2! ! ! ! 2! ! ! ! ! ! 2! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2! ! ! 2! ! ! ! ! ! 2! 2! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ALL!DBHs! 1! 1! 9! 17! 11! 1! 51!
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August 29, 2008 Page 44 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! Table! !contains!basic!information!on!all! !trees!with!hazard!ratings.!
Table!15. List!of!Trees!with!Hazard!Ratings!
SPECIES!COMMON! TREE!ID! STREET!NAME! ADDRESS NAME! DBH! HAZARD!RATING! ! alker!Street! ak,! ater! ! 2 2! rd!Street! ak,! ater! ! 2 ! arrett!Street! ak,!Post! ! ! road!Street! orth! ak,! ater! ! ! road!Street! orth! 2 ak,! illow! ! ! road!Street! orth! ak,! ater! ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! 2! 2! avis!Street! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! awrence!Street! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! Madison!Avenue!South! 2 ak,! ater! ! 2 ! Marable!Street!East! 2 ak,! lack ack! ! ! Mill!Street! ak,! ater! ! 2 ! rd!Street! 2 ak,! ater! ! ! road!Street! orth! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! road!Street!South! ak,! illow! 2! 2! Church!Street!East! ak,! illow! ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! ! ! Church!Street!East! 2 ak,! ater! ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! 2 ! 2 ! avis!Street!East! ak,! ater! ! 2 ! avis!Street!East! ak,! ater! 2 ! 2 ! Magnolia!Street! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! Midland!Avenue! ak,! ater! ! ! th!Street! 2 ak,! ater! 2! ! th!Street! 2 ak,! ater! ! ! th!Street! 2 ak,! ater! ! ! Alcovy!Street! ak,! ater! 2! ! Ash!Street! 2 ak,! ater! ! ! road!Street! orth! ak,! ater! 2 ! 2! road!Street!South! 22 ak,! ater! 2 ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! illow! 2 ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! 2 ! 2! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! !
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Table!15. List!of!Trees!with!Hazard!Ratings!
SPECIES!COMMON! TREE!ID! STREET!NAME! ADDRESS NAME! DBH! HAZARD!RATING! 2 ! avis!Street!East! ak,! ater! ! ! Fambrough!Street!East! ak,! ater! ! ! awrence!Street! ak,! ater! 2! 2 ! Madison!Avenue!South! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! Pine!Park!Street! ak,! ater! 2! 2 2! all!Street! ak,! ater! 2 ! ! road!Street! orth! ak,! illow! ! ! road!Street! orth! ak,! ater! ! ! road!Street! orth! 2 ak,! ater! ! ! road!Street!South! Pine,!Shortleaf! ! ! road!Street!South! 2 Pine,! oblolly! 2 ! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! illow! 2! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! 22! ! Church!Street!East! ak,! ater! 2 ! 22 ! nnamed! Pine,! oblolly! 2 ! ! Mears!Street! ak,! ater! ! 2 ! 2nd!Street! ak,!Post! 2 !
Additional!details!on!trees!with!hazard!ratings!can!be!found!in!the!tree!inventory!databases! provided!on!the!pro ect!C .!
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Management!recommendations!were!made!for!existing!trees!and!include!a!variety!of!field! activities.!!The!most!important!recommendations!are!summarized!here!and!further!details!can! be!found!in!the!tree!inventory!database.!
AERATION!OF!THE!SOIL!
Soil!aeration!within!a!tree’s!CR !was!recommended!in! !cases!for!trees!located!in!areas!where! soils!were!highly!compacted!and!no!or!little!pavement!existed!within!the!CR .!!Aeration!should! be!done!according!to!arboricultural!standards!where!pavement!does!not!exist.!!Although! removal!of!pavement!and!aeration!of!the!underlying!soil,!with!application!of!mulch,!would!be! beneficial!for!trees!with!a!paved!CR ,!this!is!not!possible!or!practical!in!most!cases.!
August 29, 2008 Page 46 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! CABLING!AND!BRACING!
The!installation!of!tree!support!systems cables!and!bracing!rods is!recommended!for! ! large!trees!that!are!in!relatively!good!health.!!The!feasibility!of!cabling!and!bracing!these!trees! should!be!determined!by!an!ISA!Certified!Arborist!that!has!experience!in!the!installation!of! these!support!systems!and!can!first!do!an!aerial!inspection!of!the!tree.!
FERTILIZATION!
Fertilization!is!recommended!for!two! 2 !trees.!!Soil!aeration,!if!recommended!for!a!tree!in! addition,!should!be!done!before!fertilization.!!The!amount!and!type!of!fertilizer!applied!should! be!based!upon!the!results!of!a!soil!tests!from!the!site!and!arboricultural!standards.!!!
MULCHING!
Mulch!is!recommended!for! !trees,! !along!street!rights"of"way,!2 !at!Matthews!Park!and! 2 !at! ennis!Coker!Park,!and!2 !at!the!Public! orks!office.!!The!trees!in!the! !tree!wells!are! all!well"mulched!although!the!configuration!of!the!mulch!should!be!ad usted!so!that!the!trunk! flare!is!visible!and!the!mulch!kept!about! !inches!from!the!trunk.!!!
TREE!PRUNING!
Tree!pruning!is!the!most!common!maintenance!activity!recommended,!with! !trees! recommended!for!at!least!one!type!of!pruning.!!More!than!one!type!of!pruning! recommendation!might!have!been!made!for!a!single!tree,!so!the! !pruning!recommendations! exceed!the! !trees!needing!pruning.!!Table! !shows!the!distribution!of!pruning! recommendations!by!type!of!pruning.!
Table!16. Pruning!Recommendations!by!Site!and!Pruning!Type!
! CITY! CITY!OFFICES! DOWNTOWN! PARKS! STREET! ALL! ! CEMETERIES! AND! BUSINESS! RIGHTS"OF" SITES! ! FACILITIES! DISTRICT! WAY! PRUNING!TYPE! Clearance ! ! 2 ! ! ! 2 ! Pruning Corrective ! ! ! 2 ! ! ! Pruning Crown Cleaning ! ! ! ! 2 ! 2 ! Pruning
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Table!16. Pruning!Recommendations!by!Site!and!Pruning!Type!
! CITY! CITY!OFFICES! DOWNTOWN! PARKS! STREET! ALL! ! CEMETERIES! AND! BUSINESS! RIGHTS"OF" SITES! ! FACILITIES! DISTRICT! WAY! PRUNING!TYPE! Risk Reduction ! ! ! ! ! 2! Pruning Training ! ! ! 2! ! ! Pruning Utility ! ! ! ! ! ! Clearance Pruning TOTAL!ALL! 28! 251! 58! 144! 352! 833! TYPES!
Tree!pruning!recommendations!most!commonly!made!are!for!clearance!pruning!over!vehicle! travel!lanes!and!sometimes!over!sidewalks,!around!buildings,!or!near!mailboxes,!for!corrective! pruning!to!correct!structure!on!older!trees!or!trees!that!have!been!topped,!crown!cleaning! pruning!to!remove!deadwood!and!crossing!or!rubbing!branches,!and!training!pruning!on!young! trees!to!create!and!enhance!tree!structure!for!the!long"term.!
hile!pruning!is!recommended!for! ,2 !trees,!many!of!the!smaller!trees!can!and!often!are! pruned!by!residents!who!often!take!ownership!of!trees!on!the!right"of"way.!!The!city!should! focus!its!tree!pruning!efforts!on!the!largest!of!the!trees!recommended!for!pruning.!!
INSPECTIONS!
A!total!of! !trees!are!recommended!for!annual!inspections.!!Trees!that!are!recommended!for! removal!should!also!be!inspected!annually!prior!to!their!removal,!especially!if!removal!is! delayed!beyond!the!upcoming!year.!
Most!of!these!trees!recommended!for!inspection!are!in!hazard!condition,!but!may!be!in! marginal!health!and!annual!inspections!are!necessary!to!monitor!tree!health!and!develop! appropriate!management!recommendations.!
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Table!17. Number!of!Trees!to!Inspect!by!DBH!
DBH! NUMBER!OF!TREES! 2! 1! 16! 2! 21! 7! 22! 1! 23! 4! 24! 4! 25! 8! 26! 5! 27! 3! 28! 5! 29! 4! 30! 6! 31! 5! 32! 5! 33! 3! 34! 3! 35! 2! 36! 5! 37! 3! 38! 6! 39! 8! 40! 1! 41! 3! 42! 5! 43! 3! 44! 1! 46! 1! 47! 2! 51! 1! 55! 2! 58! 1! ALL!DBHs! 110!
The!trees!to!be!inspected!annually!range!in! !from! !to! !inches! ,!although!one! ! tree!2!inches! !is!also!included its!survival!is!questionable.!
August 29, 2008 Page 49 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! REMOVAL!
ead!trees!and!live!trees!at!risk!for!whole!tree!failure,!in!a!stage!of!advanced!decline,!in! constricted!growing!spaces,!or!considered!a!nuisance!were!recommended!for!removal.!!The! types!of!removals!and!their!distribution!across!the!property!types!are!shown!in!Table! .!!There! are! 2 !live!trees!and! !dead!trees!recommended!for!removal.!
Table!18. Tree!Removals!by!Site!Type!
NUMBER OF DEAD NUMBER OF LIVE ALL SITE TYPE TREES TREES REMOVALS City Cemeteries 0 7 7 City Offices and Facilities 1 3 4 Downtown Business District 0 3 3 Parks 0 4 4 Street Rights-of-way 17 103 120 TOTAL ALL SITES 18 120 138
Recommendations!also!included!in!the!inventory!for!the!removal!of!other!plants!or!restrictions! to!tree!growth,!such!as!three! !stumps,!vines!on! 2!trees,!and!various!other!plants!and! materials!such!as!soil!backfill,!black!plastic,!landscape!fabric,!kudzu,!poison!ivy,!privet,!and! woody!saplings.!!!
TREE PLANTING
There!are! !recommendations!for!the!planting!of! 22!vacant!sites!identified!during!the! inventory,!most!of!these!located!along!the!street!rights"of"way!throughout!the!tree!inventory! area.!!!
! Small!trees!were!recommended!in!2 !cases!for! !individual!sites !these!sites!usually! have!overhead!power,!telephone,!and!cable!lines,!or!otherwise!restricted!growing! spaces.!
! Medium!trees!were!recommended!in! !cases!for! !individual!sites !these!sites!usually! have!a!somewhat!restricted!growing!space,!or!are!for!locations!where!some!trees! already!exist,!or!there!are!overhead!utility!lines!within!2 !feet!of!the!site.!
! arge!trees!were!recommended!in! !cases!for! !individual!sites !these!sites!usually! have!unrestricted!growing!space!above!and!below!ground,!or!are!in!locations!where!few! trees!currently!exist!and!large!tree!canopy!is!needed.!!
August 29, 2008 Page 50 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! All!tree!planting!should!be!done!in!accordance!with!arboricultural!standards.!
Tree!planting!recommendations!were!not!made!where!the!tree!lawn!was!narrow,!less!than! three! !feet!wide.!!Tree!planting!recommendations!were!also!not!made!in!areas!where!there! are!ditches!in!the!right"of"way,!construction!activity!on!ad acent!property,!or!where!residents! use!the!right"of"way!for!parking!their!vehicles.!
TREE VALUE
sing!a!modified!trunk!formula!method!as!developed!by!the!Council!of!Tree!and! andscape! Appraisers!and!published!by!the!International!Society!of!Arboriculture,!the!consultant!estimates! the!value!of!the! , !city!trees!included!in!the!inventory!to!be!more!than! . !MM.!!The! average!dollar!value!per!tree!is! , 2 .!
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CONCLUSIONS
ased!upon!the!tree!inventory!data!and!the!consultant’s!observations!during!the!inventory,!the! following!conclusions!about!the!state!of!the!City!of!Monroe’s!city"owned!tree!resource!are! made.!
. The!city!owns!a!highly!valuable!tree!resource.!
2. The!citizens!of!Monroe!value!and!appreciate!their!city,!neighborhood,!and!yard!trees.!!They! appreciate!the!shade!that!trees!provide,!at!home,!while!shopping,!and!while!working.!
. City!trees!are!well"distributed!throughout!the!tree!inventory!area.!
. arge,!mature!canopy!trees!are!not!actively!protected!from!damage!to!their!tree!roots! throughout!the!inventory!area.!!Education!on!effective!tree!protection!methods!is!needed.!
. The!drought!has!significantly!reduced!tree!health!for!some!recently!planted!trees,!especially! flowering!dogwoods,!and!has!precipitated!or!exacerbated!decline!in!some!larger!trees.!
. The!pruning!or!cabling!and!bracing!of!large!trees!at!risk!for!limb!failure!and!the!removal!of! large!trees!at!risk!for!whole!tree!failure!are!the!highest!priority!tree!management!needs! found.!
. oung!tree!training!pruning,!corrective!pruning,!and!clearance!pruning!are!otherwise!the! greatest!needs!for!city!trees.!!Education!on!young!tree!training!pruning!would!be!beneficial.!
. More!trees!need!mulching!and!mulching!techniques!need!improvement!to!increase!tree! health!and!longevity.!
. Most!tree!care!practices!are!being!conducted!according!to!standards,!but!comprehensive! standards!for!tree!care!practices!need!to!be!adopted!and!implemented!to!further!improve! tree!health.!!Education!on!tree!care!standards,!including!mulching!and!pruning,!would!be! beneficial.!
. A!valuable!and!abundant!resource!of!young!trees!exists!as!the!result!of!tree!planting!efforts! in!recent!years!in!the! !and!at!City! all.!
. The!population!of!the!City’s!trees!is!very!diverse !species!choices!for!new!tree!plantings! have!been!good,!however!some!sites!have!small!or!medium!trees!planted!in!areas!where! large!trees!would!have!been!a!better!choice!to!increase!tree!canopy!cover,!such!as!at!City! all.!!
August 29, 2008 Page 52 CITY!OF!MONROE,!GEORGIA! ! !!!!!!!CITY!TREE!INVENTORY!SUMMARY!REPORT! ! ! ! 2. There!are!many!opportunities!for!planting!additional!trees!on!all!sites!throughout!the! inventory!area,!but!especially!along!city!street!rights"of"way.!
An!extra!educational!benefit!of!the!inventory!was!the!conversations!that!the!consultant!had! with!many!residents!within!the!inventory!area,!informing!them!of!the!purpose!of!the!inventory,! the!existence!of!the!tree!board,!and!the!desire!by!the!city!to!begin!a!more!comprehensive! approach!to!community!tree!management.!! ithout!exception,!residents!expressed!their! support!for!trees!and!for!the!inventory!pro ect.!!!
City!trees!are!a!valuable!community!asset,!an!important!part!of!City’s!infrastructure,!and! provide!a!ma or!contribution!to!the!overall!community!forest.!!As!a!result!of!this!tree!inventory,! the!City!now!has!detailed!information!on!the!condition!and!maintenance!needs!of!at!least!a! portion!of!the!trees!that!make!up!this!asset.!!This!information!has!been!incorporated!into!the! City’s!Community Forest Management Plan.!
hile!the!goal!of!this!inventory!has!been!met to!gather!information!on!the!current!condition! of!city!trees!to!use!in!improving!the!management!of!the!city"owned!component!of!the! community!forest the!information!in!the!database!and!this!summary!report!is!only!a!snapshot! of!the!condition!of!the!city’s!trees!taken!at!the!moment!each!was!evaluated.!!In!the!time!since! the!data!was!gathered,!trees!have!grown!or!declined!further,!some!have!been!struck!by! lightning!or!dropped!dead!limbs!or!been!damaged!in!storms!or!removed.!! ecause!trees!are! living!entities,!and!constantly!changing,!it!is!imperative!that!the!information!presented!here!be! utilized!as!soon!as!possible!while!it!is!still!relevant.!!Also,!to!keep!the!tree!inventory!up"to"date! one!person!should!be!given!the!responsibility!to!update!trees!in!the!database!weekly,!or!as! soon!as!changes!occur.!!This!will!keep!the!information!relevant!and!useful.!!!
Connie! ead,!Consulting! rban!Forester!with!Technical!Forestry!Services,!is!committed!to! helping!the!city!staff!and!the!Monroe!Tree! oard!in!interpreting!and!utilizing!this!information,! and!can!be!contacted!at!tfshead aol.com!and!at! 2 2" 2 !for!assistance.!
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APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: DATA FIELDS
The!following!table!includes!the!field!names!used!within!each!of!the!two! 2 !databases!provided! with!the!inventory!summary!report!and!descriptions!of!the!possible!entries!within!the!fields.!! The!data!entry!form!and!shapefile!database! d ase!format !was!developed!using!ArcPad!by!the! niversity!of!Georgia.!!The!tree!inventory!data!was!converted!to!a!spreadsheet! Microsoft!Excel! format !by!the!consultant!for!data!analysis.!!Some!additional!fields!were!inserted!into!the!Excel! spreadsheet!as!indicated.!!
In!the!shapefile!attribute!table!and!in!the!spreadsheet,!an!entry!of! !or!T! true !indicates! yes ! or! present !and! !or!F! false !indicates! no !or! not!present !in!all!fields!other!than!the! numeric!fields!of! ,!the!condition!rating!fields,!the!risk!rating!fields,!and!tree!planting!fields.!!!
The!fields!in!this!table!are!arranged!according!to!the!order!in!which!they!appear!in!the! spreadsheet.!!!
Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION UNIQUE TREE ID NUMBER TREE ID FID Sequential number given each data entry in the ArcMap shapefile attribute table; the data entry assigned a 0 in the attribute table was given number 2488 in the spreadsheet SITE AND LOCATION INFORMATION SITE TYPE Not included in the Broad category of growing site type, for example: shapefile attribute street right-of-way, park, cemeteries, city offices table and facilities, central business district LOCATION ON SITE SITE_DESCR Generic area within the site, for example: right yard, left yard, parking lot, building perimeter, site perimeter; right, left, back yard and so on refers to the side of the property on which the tree is located FACILITY NAME Not included in the Name of specific facility, such as City Hall, shapefile attribute Community Center, etc. table STREET NAME ST_NAME Adjacent or closest street to tree ADDRESS ST_NUMBER Visible or assumed address of site or adjacent private property; tree may be located on one side or the other of a property and therefore not on the
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION same street the address refers to TREE SPECIES INFORMATION SPECIES COMMON SPID Species or species group of the tree, listed with NAME genus (maple for example) first, and species (maple, red for example) second Not included in the SPDES Not used spreadsheet database TREE SIZE MEASUREMENT DBH DBH Standard measurement of trunk diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground, known as “diameter at breast height”, or DBH; entered to the nearest whole number CROWN WIDTH CROW_WIDTH Not used TREE HEIGHT TR_HEIGHT Not used ROOT AND ROOTING ZONE CONDITIONS Conditions visible without excavation found around the trunk/root flare and on exposed roots; also, conditions of the soil within the tree’s CRZ that can affect tree health, structure, and growth, and that may have an impact on public safety. DECAY AT FLARE RTDECAY Decay at the base of the trunk where trunk transitions to roots GIRDLING ROOT RTGIRDLING Root girdling (compressing) the stem or a large root) ROOT WOUNDS RTWOUND Wounds found on exposed roots likely due to mower damage or traffic over roots RTOTHER ROOTS OTHER Any other condition affecting the soil or tree roots SOIL BACKFILL BACKFILL Deposition of fill soil or deep mulch around trunk SOIL COMPACTION COMPACTION Compaction of soil SOIL CONTAMINATION CONTAMANAT Contamination of the soil with oil, paint, or other chemical substance SOIL EROSION EROSION Erosion of the soil, exposing roots SOIL EXCAVATION EXCAV Excavation or otherwise disturbing the soil SOIL TRENCHING TRENCHING Trenching for installation or repair of underground utilities SLOPE SLOPE Significant slope at tree’s location TRUNK CONDITIONS Conditions of the trunk visible from the ground that can affect tree health, structure, and growth, and that may have an impact on public safety. BEEHIVE BEE Presence of beehive within the tree CABLED/STAKED TREE CABLED Tree that has guy wires attached to stakes (most common use), or has had bracing cables installed TRUNK CAVITY TRCAVITY Presence of a cavity anywhere along the trunk TRUNK FAILURE CODOMINANT Evidence of previous failure of a portion of the PREVIOUS trunk or a co-dominant (forked) stem TRUNK DECAY TRDECAY Evidence of decay anywhere on the trunk, including the presence of fruiting bodies
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION (mushrooms) TRUNK FAILURE RISK FAILRSISK Defect present that increases the potential for the trunk to fail FORKED TRUNK FORKEDSTEM Entry indicates if trunk is forked above or below 4.5 feet above ground GIRDLING WIRE GIRDLEWIRE Presence of wire, string, strap, or other material that is girdling the tree’s trunk INCLUDED BARK INCLUDEDBR Bark included between forked stems or in narrow branch attachments LEANING TRUNK LEANING Tree trunk leaning, either long-term or sudden LIGHTNING STRIKE LIGHTNING Evidence of previous lightning strike MULTI-STEMMED MULTISTEM Tree with multiple stems, or a number of trees of the same species growing very close to one another SPLITTING TRUNK SPLIT Trunk splitting, often at a fork with included bark TRUNK PROTECTOR TRUNKPROTE Tree trunk protector present TRUNK WOUNDS TRWOUNDS Indication of the presence of a trunk wound and the percent of the circumference of the trunk that is covered by the wound, as <25%, 26-50%, 51-75%, or <75% TRUNK OTHER TROTHER Any other condition of the trunk SCAFFOLD LIMB CONDITIONS Conditions visible from the ground of the large, scaffold limbs that support the entire crown that can affect tree health, structure, and growth, and that may have an impact on public safety. LIMB CAVITY SCCAV Presence of a cavity in a large limb LIMB DECAY SCDECAY Presence of decay in a large limb LIMB FAILURE RISK SCFAILRSK Increased potential of limb failure due to decay, asymmetry, included bark or other factor LIMB FAILURE PREVIOUS LIMBFAIL Evidence of previous large limb failure SPLITTING LIMB SCSPLIT Limb splitting, often at attachment with trunk LIMB WOUNDS SCWOUND Presence of a wound on a large limb LIMB OTHER SCOTHER Any other condition of the large limbs CROWN CONDITIONS Conditions visible from the ground of the tree’s smaller branches, twigs, and leaves that can affect tree health, structure, and growth, and that may have an impact on public safety. ASYMMETRICAL CROWN CRASSYMERT Crown unbalance as the result of light conditions, limb failure or utility clearance pruning DEAD LEADER DEADLEADER Presence of a dead leader in the top of the tree CROWN DIEBACK CRDIEBCK Significant dieback of the outer branches or major limbs HANGER IN CROWN CRHANGER A detached limb hung up in the tree crown TOPPED TREE CRTOPPED Purposeful and indiscriminate removal of the top of a tree’s crown without regard to the location of branch nodes UTILITY SIDE PRUNING CRUTILTYPR Evidence that the tree has been pruned on one
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION side to provide utility line clearance CROWN OTHER CROTHER Any other condition of the tree limbs, branches, leaves, or overall crown PEST SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Visible signs (physical evidence) and symptoms (physiological reaction) of tree insects, diseases, and parasites. ROOT DISEASE and RTDISEASE and Diseases affecting the root system ROOT DISEASE OTHER RTDIOTHER TRUNK DISEASE 1, TRUNKDISE, Diseases affecting the trunk such as hypoxylon TRUNK DISEASE 2, RTDISESE2, often found on dying oaks, or fusiform cankers TRUNK DISEASE 3, and RTDISES3, and found on pines TRUNK DISEASE OTHER TRDIOTHER CROWN DISEASE and CROWNDISE and Diseases affecting the limbs and twigs or overall CROWN DISEASE OTHER CRDISOTHER crown of the tree, such fire blight LEAF DISEASE and LEAF LEAVEDISE and Diseases affecting the leaves, such as powdery DISEASE OTHER LEADISOTHE mildew or sooty mold VASCULAR DISEASE and VASCULAR and Diseases affecting a tree’s vascular system VASCULAR DISEASE VAASCULARO OTHER INSECT and INSECT INSECT and Insects affecting the tree OTHER INSECTOTH DAMOTHER INJURY/DAMAGE Other signs of tree damage OTHER ABIOTIC INJURIES Injuries caused by weather, chemicals, or other abiotic (non-living) agents. CHLOROSIS CHLOROSIS Yellowing of foliage due to nutrient deficiency or other cause DROUGHT INJURY DRTINJURY Signs of damage caused directly by drought conditions, such as early leaf color, wilting, crown dieback FIRE INJURY FIREINJY Signs of injury due to fire FLOOD INJURY FLOODINJY Signs of injury due to flooding FREEZE INJURY FREEZEINJY Signs of injury due to below freezing temperatures HAIL DAMAGE HAILDAMAGE Signs of injury by hail HERBICIDE DAMAGE HERBICIDE Signs of injury by herbicides, including abnormal growth, leaf discoloration, and dieback MISTLETOE MISTLETOE Mistletoe observed in tree crown VANDALISM VANDALISM Intentional damage to a tree’s roots, trunk, or crown INJURY/DAMAGE OTHER DAMOTHER Other signs of tree damage HARDSCAPE CONDITIONS Information on the types of hardscape and infrastructure that surround the tree, generally within 10 feet of the tree trunk, or within the CRZ where indicated, that may now or in the future affect tree health, structure, and growth; or, hardscape that is physically impacted by some portion of the tree itself. DITCH/CULVERT <10 DITCH Tree is near a ditch, culvert, other water drainage
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION FEET system feature FENCE <10 FEET FENCE Tree is near a fence or wall HYDRANT <10 FEET HYDRANT Tree is near a fire hydrant HEADSTONE <5 FEET HEADSTONE Tree is in close proximity to a headstone or grave marker PAVEMENT IN CRZ PAVEINCRZ Indicates the amount of pavement in the CRZ, entered as <25%, 26-50%, 51-75%, >75% or left blank SIDEWALK CRACKED SWALKCRK The sidewalk adjacent to the tree is cracked SIDEWALK UPLIFTED SWALKUPL The sidewalk adjacent to the tree is uplifted CURB/STREET CURB The curb or street pavement is cracked or uplifted CRACKED/UPLIFTED PLANTING CONTAINER PLANTCONTA The tree roots are confined to a rigid structure or planting container TREE WELL TREEWELL The tree is located in a cut-out in the sidewalk or other pavement SIGN <10 FEET SIGN Tree is a near a sign UTILITY POLE <10 FEET LITEPOLE Tree is near a utility or light pole HARDSCAPE OTHER HARDOTHER Other hardscape within the tree’s growing space TREE AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONFLICTS Infrastructure that is currently being impacted by trees or that are impacting trees, where tree pruning, tree removal, or infrastructure removal is required to resolve the conflict. BUILDING CONFLICT CBUILDING Tree branches are, or will be in the near future, in conflict with a building FENCE CONFLICT CFENCE Tree trunk is, or will be in the near future, in conflict with a fence HEADSTONE CONFLICT CHEDSTONE Tree trunk or lower branches are, or will be in the near future, in conflict with a headstone MAILBOX CONFLICT CMBOX Tree branches are, or will be in the near future, in conflict with a mailbox or the mail carrier’s access to the mailbox PAVEMENT CONFLICT CPMENT Tree trunk is in conflict with the pavement OVERHEAD UTILITY CPLINE Tree branches are in conflict with an overhead CONFLICT utility line STAIRS/STEPS CSTAIRS Tree trunk is in conflict with stairs or steps or tree CONFLICT branches are limiting access to the stairs or steps UTILITY POLE CONFLICT CUTILITYPO Tree trunk or branches are in conflict with a utility pole SIDEWALK CONFLICT CWALKWAY Tree is in conflict with the sidewalk WALL CONFLICT CWALL Tree trunk or branches are in conflict with a wall CONFLICT OTHER CONOTHER Any other conflicts between trees and infrastructure UTILITIES Information on the types of utility lines that are present above and below ground, where evidence is visible in the field.
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION OVERHEAD CABLE OHCABLE Presence of cable lines overhead within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk OVERHEAD POWER OHPOWER Presence of power lines (transmission or distribution) within lateral distance of tree trunk as indicated, <10 feet, 11-20 feet, or 21-30 feet OVERHEAD TELEPHONE OHTELEPHON Presence of telephone lines overhead within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk UNDERGROUND CABLE UGCABLE Presence of underground cable line within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk as visible from evidence above ground UNDERGROUND GAS UGGAS Presence of underground gas line within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk as visible from evidence above ground UNDERGROUND POWER UGPOWER Presence of underground gas line within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk as visible from evidence above ground UNDERGROUND UGTELE Presence of underground telephone line within 10 TELEPHONE lateral feet of the tree trunk as visible from evidence above ground SEWER <10 FEET SEWER Presence of sewer line within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk as visible from evidence above ground WATER METER <10 FEET UWATERMET Presence of a water meter within 10 lateral feet of the tree trunk UTILITY OTHER UOTHER Presence of any other utilities OTHER SITE AND TREE INFORMATION Other information about the tree or site pertinent to tree location or management. ADJACENT TO VACANT VACANTLOT Tree growing adjacent to a vacant lot LOT FENCE ROW FENCEROW Tree growing within a fence row UNMANAGED WOODED UNMANAGED Trees growing as an unmanaged, natural wooded AREA area or within such an area LOCATION OTHER OTHEROTHER Any other additional location or tree information
TREE GROUP Not included in the Details of tree group characteristics, such as INFORMATION shapefile attribute primary species or number of trees table SPECIAL TREE Not included in the Details on special character or designation of tree, INFORMATION shapefile attribute such as a tree planted in honor or memory of table someone
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION ISA CONDITION RATINGS Ratings entered for each component using methodology in the Guide for Plant Appraisal5; a rating of 4 indicates no apparent problems, 3 indicates minor problems, 2 indicates major problems, and 1 indicates extreme problems; a rating of 0 indicates a dead tree. ROOT HEALTH RH Number Entry 0 to 4 ROOT STRUCTURE RS Number Entry 0 to 4 TRUN HEALTH TRHEALTH Number Entry 0 to 4 TRUNK STRUCTURE TRSTRUCTUR Number Entry 0 to 4 SCAFFOLD LIMB HEALTH SCAFHEALTH Number Entry 0 to 4 SCAFFOLD LIMB SCAFSTRUCT Number Entry 0 to 4 STRUCTURE BRANCH HEALTH BRANCHEALT Number Entry 0 to 4 LEAVES HEALTH LEAVESHEAL Number Entry 0 to 4 CONDITION PERCENT Not included in the Calculated post-data collection by adding the 8 shapefile attribute ratings above and dividing by the highest possible table sum of 32, converted to percent and ranging from 0% (dead) to 100% (perfect) ISA HAZARD RATINGS Rating system for trees at risk for failure from A Photographic Guide to the Evaluation of Hazard Trees in Urban Areas6; each component is rated on a scale of 1 to 4; a higher rating indicates a greater hazard. SIZE OF PART SIZOFPART Number Entry 1 to 4 PROBABILITY OF PROFOFFAIL Number Entry 1 to 4 FAILURE TARGET FREQUENCY TTARGET Number Entry 1 to 4 HAZARD RATING Not included in the Calculated sum of above three (3) components; shapefile attribute Hazard Rating ranges from 3 to 12, with ratings 8 table to 12 representing an elevated and significant risk POTENTIAL TARGETS Structures that are targets for trees at risk of whole or partial (limbs and co-dominant stems) failure; people are targets wherever they are present near these facilities. BUILDING TARGET TABUIL Building within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure PARK BENCH TARGET TABENCH Park bench, swing, spectator stands, or other seating area within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure PICNIC TABLE TARGET TATABLE Picnic table or shelter within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure PLAYSCAPE TARGET TAPLAYSCAP Playscape or playground feature within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Council!of!Tree! ! andscape!Appraisers,!Guide for Plant Appraisal,! th!Edition,!2 ,!published!by!the! International!Society!of!Arboriculture,!Champaign,!I .! !Matheny,! elda!P.!and!Clark,! ames!R.,!A Photographic Guide to the Evaluation of Hazard Trees in Urban Areas,! 2nd!Edition,! ,!International!Society!of!Arboriculture,!Savoy! now!Champaign ,!I .!
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION ROADWAY/VEHICLES TAPARKING Street, parking lot, driveways, or vehicles in other TARGET locations within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure WALKING TRAIL TARGET TATRAIL Sidewalk or walking trail within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure WALL TARGET TARWALL Brick, stone, or other type of wall within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure TARGET OTHER TAR_OTHER Other targets within falling distance of part of tree at risk for failure MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations for tree management, including general maintenance, pruning, protection, planting, and removal GENERAL AERATE CRZ AERATECRZ Aeration of the CRZ recommended to increase available oxygen and water CABLE/BRACE CABLEBRACE Cabling and bracing of co-dominant stems with included bark to increase strength and reduce risk of failure FERTILIZE FERTILIZE Fertilize according to soil test results and arboricultural standards INSPECT ANNUALLY INSPECTREG Inspect tree annually INSTALL LIGHTNING INSTALLPRO Tree is a good candidate for the installation of PROTECTION lightning protection MULCH MULCH Mulch or remulch tree according to arboricultural standards PRUNE Pruning recommendations that indicate the reasons for pruning; more than one pruning recommendation may be made for a single tree CLEARANCE PRUNE PRUNECLEAR Prune for clearance over roadways, sidewalks, walkways, mailboxes, around buildings, signs, and utility lines or equipment, or raise crown to allow pedestrian, vehicle, or mower access CORRECTIVE PRUNE PRUNCORREC Prune established and mature trees to correct results of improper pruning or poor form CROWN CLEANING PRUNCROWN Prune to remove dead, diseased, dying, crossed, PRUNING broken, rubbing and otherwise objectionable branches RISK REDUCTION PRUNE PRUNERISK Prune to reduce risk of limb or partial tree failure TRAINING PRUNE PRUNETRAI Prune young trees to remove co-dominant stems and train structure UTILITY CLEARANCE PRUNEUTIL Prune trees to provide clearance for overhead PRUNE utility lines PRUNING PRIORITY PRU_PRIOR Standard priority unless otherwise noted PROTECT Entered only for especially large, old trees that may or may not be showing some signs of decline
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Table!A1.!!Data!Fields!and!Their!Descriptions!
ARCMAP SHAPEFILE EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTRIBUTE FIELD NAME TABLE NAME DATA ENTRY DESCRIPTION PROTECT ROOTS PROROOTS Protect roots within the CRZ from damage PROTECT TRUNK PROTECTTRU Protect the trunk from damage PROTECT CROWN PROTECTCRO Protect the entire crown from damage PROTECT SCAFFOLD PROTECTSCA Protect the scaffold limbs from damage LIMBS PROTECT WHOLE TREE PROTECTWHO Protect the entire tree, above and below ground, from damage PLANT The number of trees recommended for planting at the location by mature height PLANT LARGE TREE(S) LGTREE Number of large trees the site can accommodate PLANT MEDIUM TREE(S) MEDTREE Number of medium trees the site can accommodate PLANT SMALL TREE(S) SMTREE Number of small trees the site can accommodate REMOVE Removal recommendations REMOVE DEAD TREE REMOVDEAD Remove dead tree REMOVE LIVE TREE REMOVELIVE Remove live tree REMOVE STAKES/GUY REMOVESTAK Remove stakes and guy wires from the tree and WIRES the base of the tree REMOVE STUMP REMOVSTUMP Remove (grind) a tree stump REMOVE TARGET REMOVETARG Remove a target to reduce risk due to failure REMOVE VINE REMOVEVINE Remove vines from the tree trunk or from around the base of the tree; may include English ivy, kudzu, poison ivy, or other vine REMOVE OTHER REMOVEOTHE Remove other things from around the tree; often used to indicate the need to remove volunteer woody saplings around the tree
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